Liz McQuilkin Liz McQuilkin i(A121813 works by)
Gender: Female
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1 Thylacine i "In thirty years of hiking in the highlands,", Liz McQuilkin , 2024 single work poetry
— Appears in: Forty South Tasmania (Online) 2024;
1 Why I Admire You, Magnolia Liliiflora i "You could be having a vibrant July summer", Liz McQuilkin , 2024 single work poetry
— Appears in: Forty South Tasmania (Online) 2024;
1 Once a Day i "The dogs are restless, ready to have their say.", Liz McQuilkin , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , May vol. 66 no. 5 2022; (p. 20)
1 A Rare Moment (With Ornithorhynchus Anatinus) i "Incongruous creature—part bird", Liz McQuilkin , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , May vol. 66 no. 5 2022; (p. 20)
1 y separately published work icon Unwrapping Clouds Liz McQuilkin , Lindisfarne : Forty South Publishing , 2022 24464704 2022 selected work poetry

'In Unwrapping Clouds, the past isn’t a thing mined but rather gently sifted through, coaxing gems of memory to the surface of now. Whether describing the delicate, fading whorls of seashells or the blunt force of human loss, Liz McQuilkin’s regard for all life is genuine and joyful, tinged with but never overshadowed by sorrow. Ever the optimist, her sense of humour is wry and sometimes mischievous. Through a love of words and wordplay we are invited to share in this poet’s delight in the natural world and its inhabitants. Above all, we are encouraged to participate.
~ Jane Williams

'Liz McQuilkin has Mary Oliver’s ability to show us ordinary, yet extraordinary, moments in the natural and human worlds. I love her sharing of reflective moments, and her pellucid, deeply moving observations on births, deaths, and the journeying between.
~ Esther Ottaway' (Publication summary)
1 Familiar Presence i "My shadow –", Liz McQuilkin , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Communion Arts Journal , June no. 15 2021;
1 A Modern Streetscape i "The catch-cry for gardens today is easy care.", Liz McQuilkin , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , January / February vol. 65 no. 1/2 2021; (p. 130) Epigraph: … the front [garden] is about how we want others to see us, the back about how we like to see ourselves. —Peter Timms, Australia’s Quarter Acre
1 Head and Shoulders i "A pen in his hand", Liz McQuilkin , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , January / February vol. 65 no. 1/2 2021; (p. 50)
1 Foot and Mouth i "My dentist said in autumn,", Liz McQuilkin , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , January / February vol. 65 no. 1/2 2021; (p. 21)
1 Regret i "Blind arrogance, I hear my conscience sigh,", Liz McQuilkin , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , January / February vol. 64 no. 1/2 2020; (p. 59)
1 Words, Words, Words i "She read Hamlet aloud: every word", Liz McQuilkin , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , December vol. 63 no. 12 2019; (p. 23)
1 Brushstrokes Made Flesh i "She’s a white face outlined in black", Liz McQuilkin , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , December vol. 63 no. 12 2019; (p. 23)
1 [Launch] Continental Shift Liz McQuilkin , 2019 single work essay
— Appears in: Communion Literary Magazine , June no. 11 2019;
1 One Last Time i "She looks in the window", Liz McQuilkin , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Sky Falls Down : An Anthology of Loss 2019; (p. 188)
1 David i "They buried him", Liz McQuilkin , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , April vol. 62 no. 4 2018; (p. 29)
1 Withershins i "If you plan to visit Le Musée d’Orsay,", Liz McQuilkin , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , April vol. 62 no. 4 2018; (p. 29)
1 Overcrowded Quarters i "All capable men to be moved", Liz McQuilkin , 2018 single work
— Appears in: Communion Literary Magazine , June no. 9 2018;
1 y separately published work icon Renovating Madness Renovating madness : Poems of Willow Court and the Royal Derwent Hospital, New Norfolk, Tasmania Karen Knight , Liz McQuilkin , Hobart : Walleah Press , 2018 16088982 2018 selected work poetry 'The history of the treatment of mental illness is a story of neglect and ignorance, resilience and rebellion, and, in the nineteenth and much of the twentieth century, outright cruelty. There is much to be learnt from that history. This poignant and provocative collection is a maverick biography of an institution established in New Norfolk in Tasmania in 1827, finally closing in 2001. The poems, narratives, reflections, records past and present collude to create powerful reminders of forgotten or forsaken lives and the impetus to treat mental illness with compassion and open-mindedness.' (Publication summary)
1 Asylum Fashions i "Why not slip on this jacket, check if it fits?", Liz McQuilkin , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 November no. 88 2018;
1 Mystery Chair i "In one of the upper rooms,", Liz McQuilkin , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: StylusLit , September no. 4 2018;
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