Issue Details: First known date: 1990... 1990 The Exploding Frangipani : Lesbian Writing from Australia and New Zealand
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Auckland, Auckland (Region), North Island,
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New Zealand,
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Pacific Region,
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New Women's Press , 1990 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Exploding Frangipani : Lesbian Writing from Australia and New Zealand : Introduction, Cathie Dunsford , Susan Hawthorne , single work criticism (p. 7-10)
Culturei"[concrete poem]", 'Thalia' , single work poetry (p. 11)
I Love You with My Bellyi"I love you", Terry Whitebeach , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
The Aubergine, Rosemary Jones , single work short story (p. 21-23)
The Madwoman in the Attic (for Sue)i"I am the madwoman in the attic.", Sandy Jeffs , single work poetry (p. 29-30)
Women Who Speak with Steak Knivesi"Hurtling past us in an old Volvo are women who speak with forked", Susan Hampton , single work poetry (p. 31)
Watch this Spacei"Watch this space", Linda Weste , single work poetry (p. 38)
Amazoni"[concrete poem]", 'Thalia' , single work poetry (p. 39)
Mother / Girl, Susan Hawthorne , single work short story (p. 43-44)
Sydney, Sue Chin , single work short story autobiography (p. 45-53)
Don't Let them Teach Youi"don't let them teach you conformity sisters with all its cliches and social", Linda Weste , single work poetry (p. 54-55)
Sybil's Calling : 1i"Sybil was overcome by sulphur, they say now. We dykes trailed dumbly in", Gillian Hanscombe , single work poetry (p. 58)
Sybil's Callingi"Did they plant her? and did she, therefore, grow like a stone?", Gillian Hanscombe , single work poetry (p. 58)
Sybil's Calling : 2i"At three-and-thirty she sipped coffee in cafes. There were people all about,", Gillian Hanscombe , single work poetry (p. 58-59)
Sybil's Calling, Gillian Hanscombe , single work poetry (p. 58-60)
Sybil's Calling : 3i"Sybil struggled with the satisfaction of knowledge, remembering the queen", Gillian Hanscombe , single work poetry (p. 59)
Sybil's Calling : 4i"I mean, if you'd been a mother or a lover (or a mother and a lover) in a", Gillian Hanscombe , single work poetry (p. 59)
Sybil's Calling : 5i"Sybil grew on the great mountain and we knew", Gillian Hanscombe , single work poetry (p. 60)
Sybil's Saturationi"No one is proud of dykes (not families not neighbours", Gillian Hanscombe , single work poetry (p. 60)
Sybil's Saturation : 1i"In a dell dingle copse edge of a wood in England,", Gillian Hanscombe , single work poetry (p. 60)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Writing the Body Orchid Tierney , 2024 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Cambridge Companion to Australian Poetry 2024; (p. 274-291)

'This chapter discusses how writing emerging out of Gay Liberation in the 1970s offered an alternative to the masculine heteronormativity that dominated the Australian literary tradition. Emphasised that the personal was political, it foregrounded private sensuality, an exploration of the everyday, and a critique of gay discrimination. The chapter traces the development of a diversifying community in the 1980s through writing collectives, anthologies, and journals. A broadening of the spectrum of LGBTQ+ poetry in the 1990s and 2000s was informed by queer understandings of sexuality. It saw lesbian writers test the limits of lyrical poetry and an era of mainstream popularity, as exemplified in Dorothy Porter’s The Monkey’s Mask. The chapter considers how LGBTQ+ poets of colour have critiqued ideas of national belonging and white subjecthood. It then discusses the exploration of embodiment, including the turn to autotheory by contemporary trans and genderqueer writers, resistance of ableist discourses, and the navigation of illness, such as AIDS, mental illness, and chronic pain.'

Source: Abstract.

De-Scribing Lesbianisms : Recent Cultural Production Shane Rowlands , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Hecate , vol. 18 no. 1 1992; (p. 131-141)

— Review of The Exploding Frangipani : Lesbian Writing from Australia and New Zealand 1990 anthology poetry short story ; Political Acts : Lesbian Theatre in Sydney Jai Greenaway , 1990 single work criticism
[Review] Easy Come, Easy Go [and] The Exploding Frangipani Bronwen Levy , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Antithesis , vol. 5 no. 1-2 1992; (p. 131-135)

— Review of Easy Come, Easy Go Pamela May , 1990 single work novel ; The Exploding Frangipani : Lesbian Writing from Australia and New Zealand 1990 anthology poetry short story
Untitled Julia Hancock , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Lesbians on the Loose , February no. 14 1991; (p. 21)

— Review of Words from the Same Heart 1987 anthology biography ; Saturn Return Louise Wakeling , 1990 single work novel ; The Exploding Frangipani : Lesbian Writing from Australia and New Zealand 1990 anthology poetry short story
Woman Herself - Friendship, Sexuality and Love Elizabeth van Acker , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , July vol. 10 no. 2 1991; (p. 55)

— Review of The Exploding Frangipani : Lesbian Writing from Australia and New Zealand 1990 anthology poetry short story
Untitled Julia Hancock , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Lesbians on the Loose , February no. 14 1991; (p. 21)

— Review of Words from the Same Heart 1987 anthology biography ; Saturn Return Louise Wakeling , 1990 single work novel ; The Exploding Frangipani : Lesbian Writing from Australia and New Zealand 1990 anthology poetry short story
[Review] Easy Come, Easy Go [and] The Exploding Frangipani Bronwen Levy , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Antithesis , vol. 5 no. 1-2 1992; (p. 131-135)

— Review of Easy Come, Easy Go Pamela May , 1990 single work novel ; The Exploding Frangipani : Lesbian Writing from Australia and New Zealand 1990 anthology poetry short story
Breaking the Truth Gloria Davies , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , March vol. 3 no. 1 1991; (p. 20-21)

— Review of The Exploding Frangipani : Lesbian Writing from Australia and New Zealand 1990 anthology poetry short story
The Camaraderie of Others Martin Thomas , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February-March no. 128 1991; (p. 29-30)

— Review of The Exploding Frangipani : Lesbian Writing from Australia and New Zealand 1990 anthology poetry short story
Woman Herself - Friendship, Sexuality and Love Elizabeth van Acker , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , July vol. 10 no. 2 1991; (p. 55)

— Review of The Exploding Frangipani : Lesbian Writing from Australia and New Zealand 1990 anthology poetry short story
Writing the Body Orchid Tierney , 2024 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Cambridge Companion to Australian Poetry 2024; (p. 274-291)

'This chapter discusses how writing emerging out of Gay Liberation in the 1970s offered an alternative to the masculine heteronormativity that dominated the Australian literary tradition. Emphasised that the personal was political, it foregrounded private sensuality, an exploration of the everyday, and a critique of gay discrimination. The chapter traces the development of a diversifying community in the 1980s through writing collectives, anthologies, and journals. A broadening of the spectrum of LGBTQ+ poetry in the 1990s and 2000s was informed by queer understandings of sexuality. It saw lesbian writers test the limits of lyrical poetry and an era of mainstream popularity, as exemplified in Dorothy Porter’s The Monkey’s Mask. The chapter considers how LGBTQ+ poets of colour have critiqued ideas of national belonging and white subjecthood. It then discusses the exploration of embodiment, including the turn to autotheory by contemporary trans and genderqueer writers, resistance of ableist discourses, and the navigation of illness, such as AIDS, mental illness, and chronic pain.'

Source: Abstract.

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