Daniel Davis Daniel Davis i(A117327 works by) (a.k.a. Dan Davis )
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal
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1 y separately published work icon Ngayku Jawun-karra, Ngyku Ngujakura, Ngayku Juran Yalan Ngayku Bubu My Family, My Law, My Life and My Land Daniel Davis , Gordon : Daniel Davis , 2019 16671377 2019 selected work poetry

'Growing up in a small town to me was an adventure. In Bluff, a small town in central Queensland, everyone knew everyone. I had plenty of friends to hang out with. My mates and I were always outside playing and never got home until dark, which I sometimes got a flogging for, but I had fun playing. The school had about five to six buildings in the seventies and eighties but big enough to keep us kids busy. I was raised by my mother along with two older brothers and one younger sister and lots of relatives. On the weekends, we'd go camping down the creek, where our cubby house was or go crawchying (yabbies) for something to eat. Having a childhood gave me a lot of imagination and inspired me to write stories about our adventures and begin to write poetry. This book is mostly about my Aboriginal culture and thoughts and hopefully some poems that the reader can relate to.' (Publication summary)

1 So Many i "So many words to use, just", Daniel Davis , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 5 May no. 475 2010; (p. 23)
1 What Becomes of Us Now? i "So what becomes of us now,", Daniel Davis , 2000 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creative Spirits 2000; Koori Mail , 7 April no. 473 2010; (p. 23)
1 Proud Murri i "I'm proud to be a Murri, proud to be a true Australian", Daniel Davis , 2000 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creative Spirits 2000; Koori Mail , 30 July no. 431 2008; (p. 24)
1 Tribal Lines i "Don't cross the Tribal Lines, don't disrespect what we hold near.", Daniel Davis , 2000 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creative Spirits 2000;
1 Society i "I don't wanna live in shame, no regrets, or burdens or fear.", Daniel Davis , 2000 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creative Spirits 2000;
1 Moonthanguddi i "I wanna tell you a story, about a friend of mine and yours.", Daniel Davis , 2000 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creative Spirits 2000;
1 Long Ago Days i "Life is too short, my hair never gets long.", Daniel Davis , 2000 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creative Spirits 2000;
1 Mookari i "I think it's going to rain today, the sun isn't so bright", Daniel Davis , 2000 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creative Spirits 2000; Sense, Shape, Symbol : An Investigation of Australian Poetry 2013; (p. 54)
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