Issue Details: First known date: 1981... 1981 Song of the Humpback Whales : Selected Verse
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Notes

  • Dedication: For David

Contents

* Contents derived from the Carlton South, Parkville - Carlton area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,:Sisters Publishing , 1981 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Song of the Humpback Whalesi"From oceans huge with time the whales surface", Jill Hellyer , single work poetry (p. 3)
Jonah's Wifei"A likely story, she said", Jill Hellyer , single work poetry (p. 4)
Living with Auntsi"Passed to two maiden aunts, the quiet child", Jill Hellyer , single work poetry (p. 5-6)
The Alienisti"He is clever; he is", Jill Hellyer , single work poetry (p. 7-8)
Bats at Nightfalli"They came at the appointed hour, at dusk,", Jill Hellyer , single work poetry (p. 9)
Family Autocrati"His words spit rounds of fire,", Jill Hellyer , single work poetry (p. 10)
The Puzzlei"We sat night-through positioning the pieces:", Jill Hellyer , single work poetry (p. 11)
Decisioni"Now hard reason grips", Jill Hellyer , single work poetry (p. 12)
Camelliai"A man's choice, neither", Jill Hellyer , single work poetry (p. 13)
The Vowi"Till death do part us : in her mind the words", Jill Hellyer , single work poetry (p. 14)
Detour to a Dead-Endi"Leaning away", Jill Hellyer , single work poetry (p. 15)
A Looking Forward and Backi"and there is a blazing of columned trees, bronze", Jill Hellyer , single work poetry (p. 16)
The Feveri"In fever the mind's clear", Jill Hellyer , single work poetry (p. 17)
At the Supermarketi"- How to foreknow", Jill Hellyer , single work poetry (p. 18)
The Windi"Dissevered gusts", Jill Hellyer , single work poetry (p. 19)
The Couplei"On Thursdays I cleaned for them;", Jill Hellyer , single work poetry (p. 20)
Fairy Penguin (Aboriginal Rock Carving)i"Alone she has captured movement, her shoulders", Jill Hellyer , single work poetry (p. 21)
Facing Blindnessi"Dull clouds intensify,", Jill Hellyer , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
Double Funerali"She watched her mother die, seeing the last", Jill Hellyer , single work poetry (p. 24)
The E.E.G.i"Spilling obliquely", Jill Hellyer , single work poetry (p. 25)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

The Luxury of Dreaming Jill Hellyer , 1989 single work criticism
— Appears in: Angry Women : An Anthology of Australian Women's Writing 1989; (p. 81-87)
Review Gwen Harwood , 1982 single work review
— Appears in: Luna , no. 14 1982; (p. 26-27)

— Review of Song of the Humpback Whales : Selected Verse Jill Hellyer , 1981 selected work poetry
Poetry, Portraits with Pendant Skill Dennis Haskell , 1982 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , September vol. 42 no. 3 1982; (p. 348-360)

— Review of The Members of the Orchestra and Other Poems 1981 anthology poetry ; Changed into Words : Poems Elizabeth Marsh , 1980 selected work poetry ; The Most Beautiful World : Fictions and Sermons Rodney Hall , 1981 selected work poetry ; Testimony Richard Harland , 1981 selected work poetry short story ; Young St Poets Anthology 1981 anthology poetry ; High Rise Sniper Rod Moran , 1981 selected work poetry ; The Lines of the Hand : Poems 1976-79 Kevin Hart , 1981 selected work poetry ; Song of the Humpback Whales : Selected Verse Jill Hellyer , 1981 selected work poetry ; Crystal Dalmation Erica Callan , 1981 selected work poetry short story ; Winter Driving : Poems Jennifer Strauss , 1981 selected work poetry ; The Oversexed Canary David A. Myers , 1981 selected work poetry ; Where Two Rivers Meet Norman Talbot , 1980 selected work poetry essay ; Addiction to False Landscapes Barry O'Donohue , 1981 selected work poetry ; River : Written in Near about the Allyn River 1978-1979 and the City of the Long Red Cloud at Other Times Ross Bennett , 1980 selected work poetry ; Orange Blizzard Cornelis Vleeskens , 1982 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems R. A. Simpson , 1981 selected work poetry ; Quarry : A Selection of Contemporary Western Australian Poetry 1981 anthology poetry
Poetry, Portraits with Pendant Skill Dennis Haskell , 1982 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , September vol. 42 no. 3 1982; (p. 348-360)

— Review of The Members of the Orchestra and Other Poems 1981 anthology poetry ; Changed into Words : Poems Elizabeth Marsh , 1980 selected work poetry ; The Most Beautiful World : Fictions and Sermons Rodney Hall , 1981 selected work poetry ; Testimony Richard Harland , 1981 selected work poetry short story ; Young St Poets Anthology 1981 anthology poetry ; High Rise Sniper Rod Moran , 1981 selected work poetry ; The Lines of the Hand : Poems 1976-79 Kevin Hart , 1981 selected work poetry ; Song of the Humpback Whales : Selected Verse Jill Hellyer , 1981 selected work poetry ; Crystal Dalmation Erica Callan , 1981 selected work poetry short story ; Winter Driving : Poems Jennifer Strauss , 1981 selected work poetry ; The Oversexed Canary David A. Myers , 1981 selected work poetry ; Where Two Rivers Meet Norman Talbot , 1980 selected work poetry essay ; Addiction to False Landscapes Barry O'Donohue , 1981 selected work poetry ; River : Written in Near about the Allyn River 1978-1979 and the City of the Long Red Cloud at Other Times Ross Bennett , 1980 selected work poetry ; Orange Blizzard Cornelis Vleeskens , 1982 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems R. A. Simpson , 1981 selected work poetry ; Quarry : A Selection of Contemporary Western Australian Poetry 1981 anthology poetry
Review Gwen Harwood , 1982 single work review
— Appears in: Luna , no. 14 1982; (p. 26-27)

— Review of Song of the Humpback Whales : Selected Verse Jill Hellyer , 1981 selected work poetry
The Luxury of Dreaming Jill Hellyer , 1989 single work criticism
— Appears in: Angry Women : An Anthology of Australian Women's Writing 1989; (p. 81-87)
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