y separately published work icon Whisper selected work   poetry  
Alternative title: Whisper = Sepetanje
Issue Details: First known date: 1991... 1991 Whisper
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Notes

  • Parallel English text and Slovene translation
  • Content indexing in process.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Wollongong, Wollongong area, Illawarra, South Coast, New South Wales,:Five Islands Press , 1991 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
A Postcard from My Bedroomi"Gone,=Izginil si,", Danijela Hliš , single work poetry (p. 8-9)
Don't Ask Anythingi"Above all=Predvsem, ne vprasaj me", Danijela Hliš , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
And God Created Evei"so that she would=Da bi rojevala", Danijela Hliš , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
And God Created a Womani"wo=zensko,", Danijela Hliš , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
The Candlei"- became alight on a silent night= - je zazarela neke tihe noci", Danijela Hliš , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
The Empty Terracei"Head bent=S sklonjeno glavo", Danijela Hliš , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
As We Growi"How I long=Kako si zelim", Danijela Hliš , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
3 AMi"Sleep came=Spanje je prislo", Danijela Hliš , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
For a Pure Dayi"I felt it briefly though=Cutila sem ga za trenutek", Danijela Hliš , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
Invisiblei"The photographs=fotografije prikazujejo", Danijela Hliš , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
The Mountainsi"They call out to me=Klicejo me,", Danijela Hliš , single work poetry (p. 19)
I Wish Youi"I wish you=Zelim ti", Danijela Hliš , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
My Friendi"She asked me=Vprasala me je,", Danijela Hliš , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
Untitledi"This time,=Tokrat,", Danijela Hliš , single work poetry (p. 24-25)
Gube srca "We, the emigrants,=Mi, izseljenci," Heart's Wrinklesi"We, the emigrants,", Danijela Hliš , single work poetry (p. 27)
Tullamarinei"The last glance,=Zadnji pogled,", Danijela Hliš , single work poetry (p. 28-29)
The Voyagei"She,=Ona ki, praznih rok,", Danijela Hliš , single work poetry (p. 30-33)
My Home Landi"Goodbye=Zemlja grenka,", Danijela Hliš , single work poetry (p. 34-35)
A Job for My Daddyi"The telephone is ringing,=Telefon zvoni", Danijela Hliš , single work poetry (p. 36-39)
The Swallowi"You see,=Vidis", Danijela Hliš , single work poetry (p. 40-41)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Language: Slovenian , English

Works about this Work

Slovene Migrant Poetry in Australia Written in English Igor Maver , 1999 single work criticism
— Appears in: Contemporary Australian Literature Between Europe and Australia 1999; (p. 118-128)

'Many Slovene migrants in Australia, especially those belonging to the younger generation, have come to accept Australia as a new, second homeland, a lucky and in many ways promised country. (Of course, those authors born to Slovene parents regard themselves as Australians, but they are interested in their "roots".) Like so many other migrants from various countries of the world, their parents have gone through the process of adaptation and assimilation, which is why they experience a certain linguistic "schizophrenia" that is to be taken as a new positive value. Consequently, they use in their writing, along with Slovene, also English. Although written in English, their work is thus partly the fruit of Slovene poetic sensibility as well as the new Australian experience. For these poets the traditional "migrant" themes are (in most cases) no longer true, such as for example the exaggerated sentimental nostalgia for home or the difficulties to assert oneself in a new environment.' (Publication abstract)

Sweetly Painful Whispers Brigitte Lambert , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Multicultural Book Review , vol. 1 no. 1993; (p. 16-18)

— Review of Whisper Danijela Hliš , 1991 selected work poetry
Untitled Lee Knowles , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , June/July vol. 7 no. 6 & 7 1992; (p. 10)

— Review of Whisper Danijela Hliš , 1991 selected work poetry ; Selected Sonnets Jeff Guess , 1991 selected work poetry ; Folds in the Map Andrew Taylor , 1991 selected work poetry
Untitled Lee Knowles , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , June/July vol. 7 no. 6 & 7 1992; (p. 10)

— Review of Whisper Danijela Hliš , 1991 selected work poetry ; Selected Sonnets Jeff Guess , 1991 selected work poetry ; Folds in the Map Andrew Taylor , 1991 selected work poetry
Sweetly Painful Whispers Brigitte Lambert , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Multicultural Book Review , vol. 1 no. 1993; (p. 16-18)

— Review of Whisper Danijela Hliš , 1991 selected work poetry
Slovene Migrant Poetry in Australia Written in English Igor Maver , 1999 single work criticism
— Appears in: Contemporary Australian Literature Between Europe and Australia 1999; (p. 118-128)

'Many Slovene migrants in Australia, especially those belonging to the younger generation, have come to accept Australia as a new, second homeland, a lucky and in many ways promised country. (Of course, those authors born to Slovene parents regard themselves as Australians, but they are interested in their "roots".) Like so many other migrants from various countries of the world, their parents have gone through the process of adaptation and assimilation, which is why they experience a certain linguistic "schizophrenia" that is to be taken as a new positive value. Consequently, they use in their writing, along with Slovene, also English. Although written in English, their work is thus partly the fruit of Slovene poetic sensibility as well as the new Australian experience. For these poets the traditional "migrant" themes are (in most cases) no longer true, such as for example the exaggerated sentimental nostalgia for home or the difficulties to assert oneself in a new environment.' (Publication abstract)

Awards

1991 Australia Council Grants, Awards and Fellowships literature board grant arts for australians
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