Elizabeth Ward Elizabeth Ward i(A23831 works by) (a.k.a. Biff Ward; Elizabeth Biff Ward)
Born: Established: 1942 Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Female
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1 Sisterhood Elizabeth Ward , 2023 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Women and Whitlam : Revisiting the Revolution 2023;
1 y separately published work icon The Third Chopstick : Tracks through the Vietnam War Elizabeth Ward , Hazelbrook : Mosher's Business Support , 2022 26404078 2022 multi chapter work autobiography interview

'THE VIETNAM WAR ROCKED AUSTRALIA TO ITS CORE...

'The Third Chopstick transports us back to those days. In starkly beautiful prose Biff Ward, herself a protester, seeks to understand the war from multiple angles. She balances the heartfelt motivations of the protest movement with candid accounts from veterans about what was happening for them in Vietnam and afterwards. In riveting interviews, she explores combat, the ravages of PTSD, and the acceptance that can come with ageing and peer support.

'She also takes us to the peaceful Vietnam of the post-war years, capturing poignant images of the aftermath of what they, of course, call the American War. Her lyrical evocation of the people she meets and war sites she visits render the war in a new light. 

'The Third Chopstick is the profoundly moving story of one woman's passion to bear tender witness to those involved in that tumultuous time. A must-read for all the Vietnam generation, their descendants and friends.' (Publication summary)

1 Our House Elizabeth Ward , 2021 single work essay
— Appears in: Not Dead Yet : Feminism, Passion and Women's Liberation 2021;
1 To the West Elizabeth Ward , 2017 single work single work short story
— Appears in: FourW , no. 28 2017; (p. 163-168)
1 5 y separately published work icon In My Mother's Hands Elizabeth Ward , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2014 7490739 2014 single work autobiography

'There are secrets in this family. Before Biff and her younger brother, Mark, there was baby Alison, who drowned in her bath because, it was said, her mother was distracted. Biff too, lives in fear of her mother's irrational behaviour and paranoia, and she is always on guard and fears for the safety of her brother. As Biff grows into teenage hood, there develops a conspiratorial relationship between her and her father, who is a famous and gregarious man, trying to keep his wife's problems a family secret. This was a time when the insane were committed and locked up in Dickensian institutions; whatever his problems her father was desperate to save his wife from that fate. But also to protect his children from the effects of living with a tragically disturbed mother.

'In My Mother's Hands is a beautifully written and emotionally perplexing coming-of-age true story about growing up in an unusual family.' (Publication summary)

1 Safe Sex i "No more", Elizabeth Ward , 1997 single work poetry
— Appears in: Friendly Street Poetry Reader : Twenty-One : Fluorescent Voices 1997; (p. 97)
1 After a Year (for My Father) i "I wake to a silent house", Elizabeth Ward , 1997 single work poetry
— Appears in: Friendly Street Poetry Reader : Twenty-One : Fluorescent Voices 1997; (p. 96-97)
1 Episode Five i "An episode, the medicos impale it,", Elizabeth Ward , 1996 single work poetry
— Appears in: Friendly Street Poetry Reader : Twenty 1996; (p. 130-131)
1 Maybe a Photo i "Seven people telling stories:", Elizabeth Ward , 1996 single work poetry
— Appears in: Friendly Street Poetry Reader : Twenty 1996; (p. 132-133)
1 Beadwork i "like a necklace of worry beads", Elizabeth Ward , 1995 single work poetry
— Appears in: Friendly Street Poetry Reader : Nineteen 1995; (p. 115) The Canberra Times , 23 December 2000; (p. 11)
1 The Man on the Front Page i "No heroes in my family", Elizabeth Ward , 1994 single work poetry
— Appears in: Friendly Street Poetry Reader : Eighteen 1994; (p. 114)
1 On Becoming Tired i "All my life the sound", Elizabeth Ward , 1994 single work poetry
— Appears in: Friendly Street Poetry Reader : Eighteen 1994; (p. 112-113)
1 Girl on a Toothpick i "in an Asian 5 star hotel", Elizabeth Ward , 1994 single work poetry
— Appears in: Friendly Street Poetry Reader : Eighteen 1994; (p. 110-111)
1 Spinning Out i "Lightly lightly", Elizabeth Ward , 1993 single work poetry
— Appears in: Friendly Street Poetry Reader : Seventeen 1993; (p. 116-117)
1 On Refusing Crumbs i "I want the moon", Elizabeth Ward , 1992 single work poetry
— Appears in: Three's Company : Poems 1992; (p. 52)
1 The Last Man in Our Heads is Marx i "Your revolution", Elizabeth Ward , 1992 single work poetry
— Appears in: Three's Company : Poems 1992; (p. 49)
1 Well-Earned at 49 (for Deborah) i "Let's slip off our pedestals", Elizabeth Ward , 1992 single work poetry
— Appears in: Three's Company : Poems 1992; (p. 40-41)
1 Skull Care i "When the magic goes-", Elizabeth Ward , 1992 single work poetry
— Appears in: Three's Company : Poems 1992; (p. 37)
1 Monster of Letters Elizabeth Ward , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Washington Post Book World , 15 March 1992; (p. 1+)

— Review of Patrick White : A Life David Marr , 1991 single work biography
1 Seeing Sights i "Sightseeing in the dark", Elizabeth Ward , 1992 single work poetry
— Appears in: Three's Company : Poems 1992; (p. 33)
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