Maria Freij Maria Freij i(A101396 works by)
Gender: Female
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1 A Natural Occurrence i "In the rise and fall of the tide:", Maria Freij , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 74 no. 2 2014; (p. 25-26)
1 The Bumble-Bee Maria Freij , 2012 single work poetry
— Appears in: Seeking the Sun : Australian Poetry 2012 2012; (p. 64)
1 Elegy Maria Freij , 2012 single work poetry
— Appears in: Seeking the Sun : Australian Poetry 2012 2012; (p. 62)
1 Beneath the Surface and the Scars in Anthony Lawrence's Poetry Maria Freij , 2010 single work essay
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , October no. 8 2010;
1 Maria Freij Reviews What Came Between by Patrick Cullen Maria Freij , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , November no. 6 2009;
— Review of What Came Between Patrick Cullen , 2009 selected work short story
1 The Lingering Fog of Childhood Maria Freij , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: TEXT Special Issue Website Series , April no. 5 2009; 'This paper explores the relationship between the image and the truthful representation of self, landscape, and memory for Swedish, particularly expatriate, poets. The prevalence of childhood imagery in the works of Swedish poets Lars Gustafsson and Tomas Tranströmer - and in my own work - is discussed in its relation to landscapes past. Writing to salvage moments, images, people, and selves from oblivion is likely to involve some form of revisionism, to permit some fictionalising of the past. This allows for the other truth to be spoken, the emotional truth rather than the historical one. In the autobiographical space and time of the writing, moments are relived and outcomes enunciated which could not have occurred at the time. Few would argue that a truth is universal after postmodernism, but even fewer, perhaps, would care to admit to lying. This paper explores how the image permits a poem to function as a metaphor in which slivers of truth come together. In the space and time of the poem, empirical and emotional truths can coexist.' (Author's abstract)
1 Storm i "Tonight,", Maria Freij , 2008 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poetry without Borders 2008; (p. 68)
1 Sugar i "My grandmother pours cold milk in her coffee.", Maria Freij , 2008 single work poetry
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 67 no. 3 2008; (p. 193)
1 Amber i "How many times has she been to this beach? When she was a child, she used to come every day. Countless times", Maria Freij , 2008 single work poetry
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , March no. 3 2008;
1 Kindergarten (III) i "Monday afternoon: playtime.", Maria Freij , 2008 single work poetry
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , March no. 3 2008;
1 Kindergarten (II) i "This is the same spot where, last summer,", Maria Freij , 2008 single work poetry
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , March no. 3 2008;
1 Kindergarten (I) i "The child's breath appears", Maria Freij , 2008 single work poetry
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , March no. 3 2008;
1 Beach i "Midday, the sun", Maria Freij , 2008 single work poetry
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 192 2008; (p. 78)
1 Night i "The clock on the wall", Maria Freij , 2008 single work poetry
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 192 2008; (p. 78)
1 The House i "Moisture trickled down", Maria Freij , 2008 single work poetry
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 192 2008; (p. 78)
1 Ahus 1986 Maria Freij , 2008 sequence poetry
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 192 2008; (p. 78)
1 November i "We took the first tentative step,", Maria Freij , 2008 single work poetry
— Appears in: BlueDog , July vol. 7 no. 13 2008; (p. 25)
1 January, Snow i "Today the snow falls", Maria Freij , 2007 single work poetry
— Appears in: Blue Dog : Australian Poetry , vol. 6 no. 11 2007; (p. 22)
1 y separately published work icon Archipelago Katharine Aitken (editor), Maria Freij (editor), Callaghan : Archipelago Group , 2006 Z1341922 2006 anthology poetry short story essay
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