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Jessika Tong Jessika Tong i(A86640 works by) (a.k.a. Jessica Tong)
Born: Established: ca. 1982 North Island,
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New Zealand,
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Pacific Region, ;
Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 1993
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1 Even the Trees i "I am this white life. White woman.", Jessika Tong , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Polestar , no. 38 2020; (p. 17)
1 The Badlands i "I want to form", Jessika Tong , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Polestar , no. 38 2020; (p. 16)
1 Sunday i "The oranges are in season", Jessika Tong , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Polestar , no. 24 2013; (p. 39)
1 Ilsentein i "You cannot leave Ilsentein not", Jessika Tong , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Stylus Poetry Journal , [June] no. 37 2010;
1 The Red Dirt Street and the Slaughter House i "It goes up daily those frights", Jessika Tong , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Stylus Poetry Journal , [June] no. 37 2010;
1 4 y separately published work icon The Anatomy of Blue Jessika Tong , Cottesloe : Sunline Press , 2009 Z1608528 2009 selected work poetry
1 That Vein is Mine i "That vein is mine", Jessika Tong , 2008 single work poetry
— Appears in: Four W , no. 19 2008; (p. 10)
1 Moscow i "How will I describe a man to you?", Jessika Tong , 2008 single work poetry
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , October no. 4 2008;
1 The Light Went Off in Me i "The light went off in me.", Jessika Tong , 2008 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , December vol. 3 no. 11 2008; (p. 25) The Best Australian Poems 2009 2009; (p. 195)
1 On Our Anniversary i "I am done up like a debutante. I have gained weight", Jessika Tong , 2008 single work poetry
— Appears in: Polestar , no. 16 2008; (p. 23)
1 The Music of Your Leaving i "Simply these duel mothers will", Jessika Tong , 2008 single work poetry
— Appears in: Polestar , no. 16 2008; (p. 21)
1 Transformations i "Can you believe that she is dead?", Jessika Tong , 2007 single work poetry
— Appears in: Verandah , no. 22 2007; (p. 76)
1 War Child i "Some men", Jessika Tong , 2007 single work poetry
— Appears in: Polestar , July no. 14 2007; (p. 9)
1 The Love Bird i "Morning sizzles, an egg in a thick black pan.", Jessika Tong , 2007 single work poetry
— Appears in: LiNQ , November-December no. 34 2007; (p. 60)
1 Last Dance i "Sending me away, and into the night", Jessika Tong , 2007 single work poetry
— Appears in: Polestar , no. 15 2007; (p. 8)
1 Sixteen i "Laying in the", Jessika Tong , 2007 single work poetry
— Appears in: Polestar , no. 15 2007; (p. 7)
1 The Nunnery i "He canacelled our trip to the coast.", Jessika Tong , 2007 single work poetry
— Appears in: Polestar , no. 15 2007; (p. 6)
1 The Amputation i "An explosion and then the pearl white cuff", Jessika Tong , 2007 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Age , 12 May 2007; (p. 29) Sotto , October 2012;
1 Making a Cake i "I have no other name. My kitchen lives around", Jessika Tong , 2007 single work poetry
— Appears in: Wet Ink , Autumn no. 6 2007; (p. 39) Poetrix , May no. 28 2007; (p. 19) Motherlode : Australian Women's Poetry 1986 - 2008 2009; (p. 188)
1 Three Days a Month i "Three days a month", Jessika Tong , 2006 single work poetry
— Appears in: Polestar , June no. 12 2006; (p. 9)
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