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Note: From Tutors Aunty Barbara Nicholson, Ron Pretty, John Muk Muk Burke and Aboriginal Inmates from Junee Correctional Centre.
Issue Details: First known date: 2014... 2014 Dreaming Inside : Voices from Junee Correctional Centre
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'This is the second volume of Dreaming Inside, which builds on the encouraging feedback received for the first anthology in 2013. It presents new writings from inmates at the Junee Correctional Centre and their tutors... They are part of the Black Wallaby Writers group at the South Coast Writers Centre, which develops and hosts reading and writing workshops for Indigenous inmates and secondary students. This anthology aims to bring Indigenous voices from the inside, hoping to inspire writing on the outside.' (Source: Back cover)

Notes

  • This work is in two parts:

    Part One

    Contrubutions from the Junee Correctional Centre Inmates

    Reflections from the Inmates

    Part Two

    Contrubutions by the SCWC Black Wallaby Indigenous Writers Group

Contents

* Contents derived from the East Wollongong, Wollongong area, Illawarra, South Coast, New South Wales,:South Coast Writers Centre , 2014 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Freedomi"Is something we don't care about", Mark H Bamalgal , single work poetry (p. 9)
Fishingi"Fishing is freedom for me", Mark H Bamalgal , single work poetry (p. 9)
Jaili"Jail is a place where", Mark H Bamalgal , single work poetry (p. 10)
Untitledi"I used to be a shearer", Deon Jones , single work poetry (p. 11)
Deoni"Here I sit broken hearted", Deon Jones , single work poetry (p. 12)
Untitledi"Here I Sit broken Hearted", Nicholas , single work poetry (p. 13)
Untitledi"When I get out of here", Pedro , single work poetry (p. 14)
Life in Itselfi"This is my life:", Chris Gibbs , single work poetry (p. 15)
Petei"Peter went to walkabout", Peter Matthews , single work poetry (p. 16)
Untitledi"When I get out of here", Peter Matthews , single work poetry (p. 17)
Untitledi"My name is Russell Mitchell", Russell Mitchell , single work poetry (p. 18)
Bush Walkeri"In the 1980's in Tumut a small country town surrounded by bush land and", Alan Mitchell , single work poetry (p. 19)
Stay in Schooli"I didn't learn is school but learn in jail.", David Stanford , single work poetry (p. 20)
Sitting Alonei"Sitting alone, waiting alone", David Stanford , single work poetry (p. 20)
My Culture...i"Has live a long time of Dream Time stories", Michael Mundy , single work poetry (p. 21)
The Rains of Cleansing Paini"I sit in my cell looking around at my", S. W. , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
Stomping Groundi"I stomp the gound and kick dust around", Sam Simpson , single work poetry (p. 24-25)
Dreamsi"I look into my future", Sam Simpson , single work poetry (p. 26-27)
Mission Girlsi"Two little mission girls both best friends", Sam Simpson , single work poetry (p. 28)
My Beautiful Soni"My beautiful brown skin baby boy", Sam Simpson , single work poetry (p. 29)

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