Ken Stone Ken Stone i(A36092 works by) (a.k.a. Kenneth Maxwell Stone)
Born: Established: 1944 Taree, Taree area, Greater Taree, Mid North Coast, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Male
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

Works By

Preview all
1 “Thornleigh”, Stroud, NSW i "James Smith built this house after Victoria", Ken Stone , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , October vol. 62 no. 10 2018; (p. 93)
1 Gallery Redback i "A spider dangles like an opal bead.", Ken Stone , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , June vol. 62 no. 6 2018; (p. 51)
1 Hunter River i "It begins amid the rocks", Ken Stone , 2017 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , December vol. 61 no. 12 2017; (p. 65)
1 Talkies i "Peter Chappel lost his Christian name", Ken Stone , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , December vol. 60 no. 12 2016; (p. 17)
1 Pomegranate i "Its name suggesting stability", Ken Stone , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , July / August vol. 59 no. 7-8 2015; (p. 37)
1 Reflection Ken Stone , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , May vol. 59 no. 5 2015; (p. 51)
1 Turkey i "My mother's father, held in place by work and braces,", Ken Stone , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , December vol. 58 no. 12 2014; (p. 47)
1 Remembering Grandfather Ken Stone , 2013 sequence poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , April vol. 57 no. 4 2013; (p. 68-69)
1 Free Fall i "My Grandfather, rubbing tobacco, applauded", Ken Stone , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , April vol. 57 no. 4 2013; (p. 68)
1 Door i "The door is becoming art with parallels", Ken Stone , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , October vol. 57 no. 10 2013; (p. 23)
1 Misplaced Person - 1966 i "I'm Wes Bamford, a knock-about", Ken Stone , 2012 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , May vol. 56 no. 5 2012; (p. 91)
1 Recluse i "His dogs rouse to reposition", Ken Stone , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , May vol. 55 no. 5 2011; (p. 31)
1 1 y separately published work icon Wiringin : Brother of Fire : A Poem Sequence Ken Stone , Campbelltown : UWS Press , 2000 Z1717544 2000 single work poetry

'The sequence begins with poems showing a Wiradjuri Wiringin at the height of his spiritual and psychic powers.

The year 1889, however sees the onset of a second wave white invasion into the Bogan River region. The first invasion was many years earlier by drovers with wandering mobs of cattle. The second invasion is a gold rush, and the town of Bindari is rapidly established. The remaining Wiradjuri people are quickly embroiled in an event which many will not survive, and the lives of those who do are forever changed.

The sequence narrates incidents in the life of the Wiringin, who is known by the community as Billy Pogo. Midway through the sequence this mysterious fire walker and spoon player is made Bindari's clown king and forced to wear a top hat and tails and, hopefully, end the prolonged drought which makes mining extremely difficult.

Several poems attempt to examine the community through Wiringin eyes, until the unexplained death of a miner in Live Bird Lead, and the destruction of the great hotel by fire, sets in motion a series of events where Billy Pogo becomes a scapegoat, and is finally destroyed at the mine's edge.' Source: [The author]

1 1 y separately published work icon Billy Pogo's Fire : A Creative Arts Project in Drama, Poetry and Visual Arts on the Theme of An Aboriginal Wiringin or Clever Man Ken Stone , Wollongong : 1994 Z1717528 1994 single work thesis
1 Mending Wall i "Chipping back old render; reveals the way", Ken Stone , 1992 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , December vol. 36 no. 12 1992; (p. 16)
1 Way of the Poet i "The clown-king commanded the back veranda.", Ken Stone , 1992 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , December vol. 36 no. 12 1992; (p. 16)
1 Strange Dog i "The strange dog entered", Ken Stone , 1992 extract poetry (Wiringin : Brother of Fire : A Poem Sequence)
— Appears in: Quadrant , December vol. 36 no. 12 1992; (p. 15)
1 Brick i "Time rots one,", Ken Stone , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: Horizon Change 1990; (p. 63)
1 Central Railway i "Is an old movie played", Ken Stone , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: Horizon Change 1990; (p. 60-62)
1 Icon i "Rupert Curnow had made the best of his metal leg,", Ken Stone , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: Horizon Change 1990; (p. 58-59)
X