Merv Lilley Merv Lilley i(A9222 works by) (birth name: Mervyn John Lilley)
Born: Established: 14 Sep 1919 Rockhampton, Rockhampton - Yeppoon area, Maryborough - Rockhampton area, Queensland, ; Died: Ceased: 2016 Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
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1 1 Mount Isa Merv Lilley , single work poetry
1 Swan River Love Song i "Sing she's walking again with lovers", Merv Lilley , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Regime , no. 5 2015; (p. 97-98)
1 Wild Child i "At last her acceptance of death's closeness", Merv Lilley , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Regime , no. 5 2015; (p. 96)
1 Swift i "Eventually through meditation", Merv Lilley , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Regime , no. 5 2015; (p. 94-95) The Fremantle Press Anthology of Western Australian Poetry 2017;
1 On Punching and Poetry Merv Lilley , 2008 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Sydney Pen Magazine , June 2008; (p. 38-41)
1 Upper Ulam State Schooling Merv Lilley , 2006 single work autobiography
— Appears in: School Days 2006; (p. 158-165)
1 Birdsong for Jarrabin of Wickepin (I Called Her Jarrabin.) i "Birdsong", Merv Lilley , 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 63 no. 2 2003; (p. 20)
1 A Novel by Merv Lilley [and] Dorothy Hewett Preface Merv Lilley , 2003 single work prose
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 63 no. 2 2003; (p. 21-25)
1 Birdsong Thunder and a Few Drops of Rain (from a work-in-progress) Merv Lilley , 2003 extract autobiography
— Appears in: Australian Humanities Review , January-March no. 28 2003; Lilley records his vigil in the latter stages of Hewett's illness.
1 High Points of My Life with Dorothy Hewett Merv Lilley , 2002 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 169 2002; (p. 12-14)
1 Bird Song, Thunder & a Few Drops of Rain Merv Lilley , 2002 single work biography
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 166 2002; (p. 88-91) The Age , 30 March 2002; (p. 5)
1 5 y separately published work icon The Channels Merv Lilley , Carlton North : The Vulgar Press , 2001 Z924820 2001 single work novel
1 [Untitled] (with Apologies to Jack Moses) i "I'll hump my bluey", Merv Lilley , 1998 single work poetry
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 153 1998; (p. 72)
1 About Robbo Merv Lilley , 1998 single work short story
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 151 1998; (p. 73-79)
1 All About the Waterfront i "What is It? A Johnny Howard?", Merv Lilley , 1998 single work poetry
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 151 1998; (p. 41)
1 Who? and What? i "There is the question both subtle and dense.", Merv Lilley , 1998 single work poetry
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 151 1998; (p. 41)
1 Sex is a Nazi Merv Lilley , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 146 1997; (p. 72-73)
— Review of Subhuman Redneck Poems Les Murray , 1996 selected work poetry
1 Belonging to the Squattocracy Merv Lilley , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 147 1997; (p. 33-35)
— Review of Breaker's Mate : Will Ogilvie in Australia Will H. Ogilvie , John Meredith , 1996 selected work poetry short story criticism
1 The Darkening Track (from Gatton Man) Merv Lilley , 1996 extract
— Appears in: Autographs : Contemporary Australian Autobiography 1996; (p. 211-218)
1 The Soul of Gentleness (from Gatton Man) Merv Lilley , 1996 extract
— Appears in: Reflections on Marriage 1996; (p. 172-175)
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