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Jack Davis Jack Davis i(A286 works by) (a.k.a. Jack Leonard Davis; Davis J.)
Born: Established: 11 Mar 1917 Subiaco, Inner Perth, Perth, Western Australia, ; Died: Ceased: 17 Mar 2000 Perth, Western Australia,
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal Noongar / Nyoongar / Nyoongah / Nyungar / Nyungah / Noonygar ; Aboriginal
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1 y separately published work icon For Freedom's Sake : A Retrospective by Jack Davis Selected by John Kinsella Jack Davis , John Kinsella , Broome : Magabala Books , 2015 8491422 2015 selected work poetry

'In For Freedom's Sake: Jack Davis - a retrospective , John Kinsella weaves together selected poems by one of Australia's most honoured and acclaimed playwrights and poets. Kinsella's introduction to this curated collection of Davis' work provides a rich perspective on the work of this significant poet up until his passing in 2000.' (Publication summary)
1 From No Sugar (Act 2, Scene 6) Jack Davis , 2008 extract drama (No Sugar)
— Appears in: Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature 2008; (p. 61-64)
1 Aboriginal Australia Jack Davis , 2008 single work prose
— Appears in: True Blue? : On Being Australian 2008; (p. 90)
1 Need i "I need a bouquet of words today", Jack Davis , 1998 single work poetry
— Appears in: Indigenous Australian Voices : A Reader 1998; (p. 152)
1 Bitten i "I have been bitten by bugs", Jack Davis , 1998 single work poetry
— Appears in: Indigenous Australian Voices : A Reader 1998; (p. 116)
1 Black Cockatoos i "They come in the evening", Jack Davis , 1998 single work poetry
— Appears in: Indigenous Australian Voices : A Reader 1998; (p. 44-45)
1 Cicada i "Cicada, cicada,", Jack Davis , 1998 single work poetry
— Appears in: Indigenous Australian Voices : A Reader 1998; (p. 44)
1 One Hundred and Fifty Years i "I walked slowly along the river", Jack Davis , 1998 single work poetry
— Appears in: Indigenous Australian Voices : A Reader 1998; (p. 26-27)
1 1 The Dreamers Jack Davis , 1997 extract drama (The Dreamers)
— Appears in: Australian Mosaic : An Anthology of Multicultural Writing 1997; (p. 39-40)

'With humane irony the Western Australian poet, Jack Davis gives a painful insight into the process of colonisation and the transformation of his people.'

'The Dreamers is the story of a country-town family and old Uncle Worru, who in his dying days, recedes from urban hopelessness to the life and language of the Nyoongah spirit which in him has survived 'civilisation'.' (Source: Currency Press website)
1 Yarloop (from A Boy's Life) Jack Davis , 1996 extract autobiography (A Boy's Life)
— Appears in: Autographs : Contemporary Australian Autobiography 1996; (p. 49-53)
1 [Untitled] (from Kullark) Jack Davis , 1996 extract drama (Kullark)
— Appears in: The Arnold Anthology of Post-Colonial Literatures in English 1996; (p. 273-279)
1 Extract - Kullark Jack Davis , 1995 extract drama (Kullark)
— Appears in: An Anthology of Australian Literature 1995; (p. 332-339)
1 Rock Dreams Jack Davis , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 8 July 1995; (p. 9)
— Review of The Rock: Travelling to Uluru Barry Hill , 1994 single work prose
1 Stradbroke `Dreaming' Jack Davis , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 7 May 1994; (p. 9)
1 12 Wahngin Country Jack Davis , 1993 single work drama musical theatre

'Wahngin Country developed from conversations between Davis and Andrew Ross...Davis would regale Ross with stories of the time he spent working for an Aboriginal organisation based in Beaufort Street in Perth...Wahngin Country is a document of life around that square of East Perth at that time.' (Casey, Creating Frames. p 259) (Source: AusStage website)
1 Prison Dreaming Raises the Spirits Jack Davis , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 31 October 1992; (p. 8)
— Review of Unbranded Herb Wharton , 1992 single work novel ; Wildcat Screaming : A Novel Mudrooroo , 1992 single work novel
1 Eventuality i "Somebody once said", Jack Davis , 1992 single work poetry
— Appears in: Black Life : Poems 1992; (p. 89)
1 Drought Kondinin 1981 i "Dams parched", Jack Davis , 1992 single work poetry
— Appears in: Black Life : Poems 1992; (p. 88)
1 Iron Ore i "The ship slips in", Jack Davis , 1992 single work poetry
— Appears in: Black Life : Poems 1992; (p. 87)
1 Red Robin i "Little robin quite still", Jack Davis , 1992 single work poetry
— Appears in: Black Life : Poems 1992; (p. 86) The Fremantle Press Anthology of Western Australian Poetry 2017;
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