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Issue Details: First known date: 1986... 1986 The Auschwitz Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Scribe , 1986 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
To the Lefti"You knew as soon as you stepped from the train", Lily Brett , single work poetry (p. 1-2)
Children Ii"You mother would have", Lily Brett , single work poetry (p. 3)
Children IIi"There were thin children", Lily Brett , single work poetry (p. 5)
The Lifei"It was a frantic life", Lily Brett , single work poetry (p. 7)
Invisiblei"It was essential to develop the skill", Lily Brett , single work poetry (p. 9)
Sleepi"Jammed on the planks", Lily Brett , single work poetry (p. 11)
Soupi"It could have been called surprise soup", Lily Brett , single work poetry (p. 13)
Possessionsi"A bowl", Lily Brett , single work poetry (p. 15)
After a Yeari"After a year you thought", Lily Brett , single work poetry (p. 17)
Sporti"The prisoners were ordered", Lily Brett , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
Their Bodiesi"The bodies fed", Lily Brett , single work poetry (p. 21)
Musselmanner (Moslems)i"Death was loosely wound around them", Lily Brett , single work poetry (p. 23-24)
Conjuringi"At night", Lily Brett , single work poetry (p. 25-27)
Another Selectioni"Mengele looked", Lily Brett , single work poetry (p. 29)
Breastsi"It was strange", Lily Brett , single work poetry (p. 31)
Selectioni"He leapt through", Lily Brett , single work poetry (p. 33-34)
No Fliesi"The sky was on fire that winter", Lily Brett , single work poetry (p. 35)
Arbeit Macht Frei (Freedom Through Work)i"At night", Lily Brett , single work poetry (p. 37-38)
Body Counti"They were dressed", Lily Brett , single work poetry (p. 39)
An Imagei"And you", Lily Brett , single work poetry (p. 41)
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Alternative title: I Wear Your Face [Music] for Mezzo Soprano and Piano / Auschwitz poems
Form: musical sound
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Works about this Work

Sisters of the Netherworld Find Family Matters Kate Legge , 2001 single work biography
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 29-30 September 2001; (p. 10)
Thing Could Be Forgotten: Women's Remembrances in Lily Brett's Poetry and Fiction Roberta Buffi , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , Summer vol. 41 no. 4 1996; (p. 56-63)
Restoring a Damaged Past Marcelle Freiman , 1993 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News (Life/Style) , 16 July vol. 59 no. 41 1993; (p. 9)
Untitled Jennifer Strauss , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , March vol. 2 no. 3 1987; (p. 14-15)
— Review of The Auschwitz Poems Lily Brett , 1986 selected work poetry
Small, Poignant Details of Hell David Brooks , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 31 January-1 February, 1987; (p. 16)
— Review of The Auschwitz Poems Lily Brett , 1986 selected work poetry
Untitled Jennifer Strauss , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , March vol. 2 no. 3 1987; (p. 14-15)
— Review of The Auschwitz Poems Lily Brett , 1986 selected work poetry
The Light Touch : Recent Australian Poetry Keith Russell , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , January-February vol. 31 no. 1-2 1987; (p. 109-115)
— Review of An Inflection of Silence and Other Poems 1986 anthology poetry ; The Penguin Book of Australian Satirical Verse 1986 anthology poetry extract ; Words for a Journey : Poems 1970-1985 R. A. Simpson , 1986 selected work poetry ; The Amorous Cannibal Chris Wallace-Crabbe , 1985 selected work poetry ; A Dandelion for Van Gogh J. S. Harry , 1985 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems Mark O'Connor , 1986 selected work poetry ; The Auschwitz Poems Lily Brett , 1986 selected work poetry ; Letter to Marco Polo Adam Aitken , 1985 selected work poetry ; A Marking of Fire : Poems Alec Choate , 1986 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1963-1983 Robert Gray , 1985 selected work poetry ; The Young Hunter : Poetry of Young Writers from the Hunter and Manning Valleys 1985 anthology poetry ; Squeeze Philip Hammial , 1985 selected work poetry
Poetry Collections an Uneven Bunch Rosemary O'Grady , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , September 1986; (p. 20)
— Review of A Marking of Fire : Poems Alec Choate , 1986 selected work poetry ; Words for a Journey : Poems 1970-1985 R. A. Simpson , 1986 selected work poetry ; The Kelly Haiku and Other Widdershin Tracks Norman Talbot , 1985 selected work poetry ; Poetry in Pictures : The Great Barrier Reef Mark O'Connor , 1985 selected work poetry ; Masques Robin Gurr , 1986 selected work poetry ; The Auschwitz Poems Lily Brett , 1986 selected work poetry
Perspectives on the Grim Reaper Judith Rodriguez , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18 October 1986; (p. 49)
— Review of The Auschwitz Poems Lily Brett , 1986 selected work poetry
Poetry Tempted by Silence Robert Harris , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , December no. 105 1986; (p. 80-81)
— Review of The Auschwitz Poems Lily Brett , 1986 selected work poetry
Thing Could Be Forgotten: Women's Remembrances in Lily Brett's Poetry and Fiction Roberta Buffi , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , Summer vol. 41 no. 4 1996; (p. 56-63)
Restoring a Damaged Past Marcelle Freiman , 1993 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News (Life/Style) , 16 July vol. 59 no. 41 1993; (p. 9)
Sisters of the Netherworld Find Family Matters Kate Legge , 2001 single work biography
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 29-30 September 2001; (p. 10)
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