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Issue Details: First known date: 1986... 1986 The Song Circle of Jacky and Selected Poems
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'The thirty-five poem sequence, The Song Circle Of Jacky, stresses the importance of traditional values and reflects bitter protest and anger at the humiliation of Aborigines in modern Australia.' (Publication summary) 

Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Hyland House , 1986 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Song Circle of Jacky, Colin Johnson , single work poetry (p. 9-50)
The Song Circle of Jacky : Song Onei"Jacky's features worn and craggy,", Colin Johnson , single work poetry (p. 11-12)
The Song Circle of Jacky : Song Twoi"Many spirits make themselves known to him, known to him", Colin Johnson , single work poetry (p. 13)
The Song Circle of Jacky : Song Threei"Joyful die young,", Colin Johnson , single work poetry (p. 14)
The Song Circle of Jacky : Song Fouri"They march on Anzac Day morning,", Mudrooroo , single work poetry (p. 15)
The Song Circle of Jacky : Song Fivei"Ned Kelly, the Irishman,", Colin Johnson , single work poetry (p. 16)
The Song Circle of Jacky : Song Sixi"Terribly distressing,", Colin Johnson , single work poetry (p. 17)
The Song Cirlce of Jacky : Song Seven (in Memory of Bob Marley, Died 11 May 1981)i"Rastaman, 'e come Australia;", Colin Johnson , single work poetry (p. 18)
The Song Circle of Jacky : Song Eighti"They give Jacky rights,", Colin Johnson , single work poetry (p. 19)
The Song Circle of Jacky : Song Ninei"Long way from Nunkanbah -", Colin Johnson , single work poetry (p. 20)
Jacky Demonstrates for Land Rights The Song Circle of Jacky : Song Teni"Last Land Right's demo is over, is over,", Colin Johnson , single work poetry (p. 21)
The Song Circle of Jacky : Song Eleveni"Our demands you negotiate: we want our rights!", Colin Johnson , single work poetry (p. 22)
The Song Circle of Jacky : Song Twelve (Ay Re Amar Ay Re Amar Kacha)i"Jacky watches kitten, black as Rastafarian", Colin Johnson , single work poetry (p. 23)
The Song Circle of Jacky : Song Thirteeni"Blank faces of a bored elite,", Colin Johnson , single work poetry (p. 24)
The Song Circle of Jacky : Song Fourteeni"It's strange how some people can laugh at rape;", Colin Johnson , single work poetry (p. 25)
The Song Circle of Jacky : Song Fifteeni"It was day of multiple choices -", Colin Johnson , single work poetry (p. 26)
The Song Circle of Jacky : Song Sixteeni"A grasping at the sentimental, a boy and his dog;", Colin Johnson , single work poetry (p. 27)
The Song Circle of Jacky : Song Seventeeni"They call us terrorists, we - the terrified!", Colin Johnson , single work poetry (p. 28)
Jacky Hears the Century Cry The Song Circle of Jacky : Song Eighteeni"In 1914 I was young and creative:", Colin Johnson , single work poetry (p. 29)
The Song Circle of Jacky : Song Nineteeni"Underground - don't try to find us;", Colin Johnson , single work poetry (p. 30)
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Works about this Work

From Mudrooroo to David Foster: Australian Literary Representations of Kolkata Nilanjana Deb , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australia and India : Convergences and Divergences 2010; (p. 72-87)
Mudrooroo's Meditative Musings of India Sunita Bhadoria , 2006 single work criticism
— Appears in: Caring Cultures : Sharing Imaginations : Australia and India 2006; (p. 112-123)

Bhadoria's article discusses the influences that Colin Johnson's experiences of India and his awareness of Indian religious texts and philosophy have had on on his poetry.
Mudrooroo as a Poet : Reinventing the Manikay or Song Cycle Graziella Englaro , 2003 single work criticism
— Appears in: Mongrel Signatures : Reflections on the Work of Mudrooroo 2003; (p. 65-82)
y separately published work icon Mudrooroo : A Critical Study Adam Shoemaker , Pymble : Angus and Robertson , 1993 Z213563 1993 single work criticism
The Aboriginal Voice in Australian Poetry Michael Harris , 1990 single work criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , Spring vol. 4 no. 1 1990; (p. 4-8)
The New Generation of Australian Poets Keith Russell , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , September vol. 31 no. 9 1987; (p. 61-66)
— Review of Remote Corners Graeme Hetherington , 1986 selected work poetry ; Deep-Sea Diver : Poems Shane McCauley , 1987 selected work poetry ; The Song Circle of Jacky and Selected Poems Colin Johnson , 1986 selected work poetry ; Nearer by Far Richard Tipping , 1986 selected work poetry ; The Nightmarkets : A Novel Alan Wearne , 1986 sequence novel ; The Transvestite Next Door Bev Roberts , 1986 selected work poetry ; Blood and Bone Philip Hodgins , 1986 selected work poetry ; Baby at a Tram Stop Marion Alexopoulos , 1986 selected work poetry ; Midnight Tulips : Poems Stefanie Bennett , 1985 selected work poetry ; By Way of a Vessel Edith Speers , 1986 selected work poetry
Personal Visions and Australian Pasts and Presents Amanda Lynch , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 23 May 1987; (p. B5)
— Review of Nearer by Far Richard Tipping , 1986 selected work poetry ; Serpentine Futures Lewis Packer , 1986 selected work poetry ; Dial Marina Lee Knowles , 1986 selected work poetry ; The Song Circle of Jacky and Selected Poems Colin Johnson , 1986 selected work poetry
Colin Johnson's Lyric Dispossessions : Written in English, Lived Elsewhere Anne Diamond , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Winter vol. 46 no. 2 1987; (p. 230-234)
— Review of The Song Circle of Jacky and Selected Poems Colin Johnson , 1986 selected work poetry
A Salute to the Aboriginal Flag Elizabeth O'Brien , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 4 April 1987;
— Review of The Song Circle of Jacky and Selected Poems Colin Johnson , 1986 selected work poetry
Poet Fires a Few Odd, Angry Shots Rosemary O'Grady , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 25 July 1987;
— Review of The Song Circle of Jacky and Selected Poems Colin Johnson , 1986 selected work poetry
Mudrooroo as a Poet : Reinventing the Manikay or Song Cycle Graziella Englaro , 2003 single work criticism
— Appears in: Mongrel Signatures : Reflections on the Work of Mudrooroo 2003; (p. 65-82)
Mudrooroo's Meditative Musings of India Sunita Bhadoria , 2006 single work criticism
— Appears in: Caring Cultures : Sharing Imaginations : Australia and India 2006; (p. 112-123)

Bhadoria's article discusses the influences that Colin Johnson's experiences of India and his awareness of Indian religious texts and philosophy have had on on his poetry.
From Mudrooroo to David Foster: Australian Literary Representations of Kolkata Nilanjana Deb , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australia and India : Convergences and Divergences 2010; (p. 72-87)
1987 National Book Council Awards for Australian Literature. The Shortlist : A Survey Kerryn Goldsworthy , 1987 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February-March no. 88 1987; (p. 4-6)
Interview with Mudrooroo Narogin (Colin Johnson) John Williamson , Ron Rudolphy , 1989 single work interview
— Appears in: Westerly , June vol. 34 no. 2 1989; (p. 83-89)
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