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Notes

  • Epigraph: 'This world, which is the same for all, no one of gods or men has made; but it was ever, is now, and ever shall be an ever-living Fire, with measures of its kindling, and measures going out.' -Herakleitos (Frag. 20, ed. Bywater) Burnet, Early Greek Philosophy, p. 134.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1955 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Two Firesi"Among green shades and flowering ghosts, the remembrances of love,", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 1-2)
The Precipicei"At last it came into her mind, the answer.", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 3)
Returni"A far-off boat moves on the morning sea.", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 5)
The Man Beneath the Treei"Nothing is so far as truth;", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 12)
For Precisioni"Yet I go on from day to day, betraying", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 15)
Nameless Floweri"Three white petals float", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 16)
Breathi"I turned to the dark window;", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 17)
Scribbly-Gumi"The cold spring falls from the stone.", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 18)
Gum Trees Strippingi"Say the need's born within the tree,", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 21)
Carnarvon Range Carnarvon Gorgei"Carnarvon Creek", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 22)
Brigalow Countryi"When the metal-blue moon", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 23)
Seven Songs from a Journey Songs for a Journey, Judith Wright , sequence poetry (p. 23-27)
Nighti"The contours of night are like", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 24)
The Prospectori"Full moon's too bright for sleeping", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 25)
Canefields Country Canefields Cane Countryi"The coloured girl leans on the bridge,", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 26)
Note: With title: Canefields
Seabeach Sea-beachi"Mountain, wall and tree", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 27)
Mount Maryi"The solitary mountain is as tall as grief-", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 28)
Sanctuaryi"The road beneath the giant original trees", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 29)
At Lake Cooloolah At Cooloola At Cooloolahi"The blue crane fishing in Cooloolah's twilight", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 30)
Landscapesi"To look at landscapes loved by the newly dead", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 31)
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High Delicate Outline : The Poetry of Judith Wright Nicholas Birns , 2024 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Cambridge Companion to Australian Poetry 2024; (p. 153-166)

'This chapter traces the development of Judith Wright’s poetics, outlining her early focus on specific places and their legacies rather than on ideas of nation. It offers close readings of poems like “South of My Days,” “Bullocky,” and “Bora Ring.” The chapter then identifies mid-career attention to interpersonal relations before considering Wright’s growing awareness of settler-colonial privilege, Aboriginal sovereignty, different orders of temporality, and a continued expression of love for the land. The chapter reflects on the impact of Wright’s friendship with Aboriginal poet Oodgeroo Noonuccal and analyses “Two Dreamtimes.” It also examines Wright’s decision in 1990 to forego writing poetry in order to embrace environmental activism.' 

Source: Abstract.
Commence Transmission : Storytelling in a Time of Upheaval Georgina Woods , 2022 single work essay
— Appears in: Meanjin , June vol. 81 no. 2 2022; (p. 183-189) Meanjin Online 2022; 'Let's begin with the observation that evolution and culture exhibit a common pattern: descent with modification. The analogies have been made before. T.S. Eliot conceived the poetic tradition as an organism, a 'living whole' passed on and changed as each generation reads the poets who came before. Transmission is at once the technique of recurrence and the process of change. The miraculous variety of life on Earth has been created over millions of years by a still-mysterious cellular urge to replicate, repeated in organisms, generation after generation. Homer's replicated epithets enabled the transmission of The Odyssey over centuries. A circle of children reciting a growing list of items they went to the shop to buy or singing nursery rhymes hone these skills. Transmission, however, is more than mere duplication. Reproducing proteins are an engine of evolutionary transmission, but transmission also requires creativity.' (Publication abstract)
The Republic of Australia and the Poems of Judith Wright John Salter , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southern Review , vol. 29 no. 2 1996; (p. 163-175)
y separately published work icon Judith Wright Jennifer Strauss , South Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 1995 Z451414 1995 single work criticism
Judith Wright: A Written Interview Carolyn Masel , Michael Schmidt , 1992 single work interview
— Appears in: PN Review , vol. 19 no. 1 1992; (p. 311-330) Outrider : A Journal of Multicultural Literature in Australia , vol. 10 no. 1993; (p. 311-330)
Form and Matter in Poetry Robert D. FitzGerald , 1956 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Winter vol. 15 no. 2 1956; (p. 196-204)
— Review of Human, My Race Amy Cumpston , 1955 selected work poetry ; The Two Fires Judith Wright , 1955 selected work poetry ; Song and Dance Ray Mathew , 1956 selected work poetry ; The Coorong and Other Poems Max Harris , 1955 selected work poetry ; Three Men and Sydney Nancy Keesing , 1955 selected work poetry ; Orpheus and Other Poems Harold Stewart , 1956 selected work poetry
Three Australian Poets D. S. , 1956 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 18 April vol. 77 no. 3975 1956; (p. 2)
— Review of Orpheus and Other Poems Harold Stewart , 1956 selected work poetry ; The Two Fires Judith Wright , 1955 selected work poetry ; Three Men and Sydney Nancy Keesing , 1955 selected work poetry
Judith Wright and Nancy Keesing J.T. , 1956 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 17 no. 2 1956; (p. 99-100)
— Review of Three Men and Sydney Nancy Keesing , 1955 selected work poetry ; The Two Fires Judith Wright , 1955 selected work poetry
[Review] The Two Fires Martin Haley , 1956 single work review
— Appears in: Twentieth Century , vol. 11 no. 1956; (p. 87-89)
— Review of The Two Fires Judith Wright , 1955 selected work poetry
Under Two Fires Laurence Collinson , 1956 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 8 1956; (p. 35-36)
— Review of The Two Fires Judith Wright , 1955 selected work poetry ; A Book of Australian Verse 1956 anthology poetry
The Republic of Australia and the Poems of Judith Wright John Salter , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southern Review , vol. 29 no. 2 1996; (p. 163-175)
Judith Wright's World View Robert Ian Scott , 1956 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 17 no. 4 1956; (p. 189-195) Critical Essays on Judith Wright 1968; (p. 51-58)
Judith Wright: A Written Interview Carolyn Masel , Michael Schmidt , 1992 single work interview
— Appears in: PN Review , vol. 19 no. 1 1992; (p. 311-330) Outrider : A Journal of Multicultural Literature in Australia , vol. 10 no. 1993; (p. 311-330)
y separately published work icon Flame and Shadow : A Study of Judith Wright's Poetry Shirley Walker , St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 1991 Z1687114 1991 single work criticism
The Quest of Judith Wright T. Inglis Moore , 1958 single work criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 17 no. 3 1958; (p. 237-250) On Native Grounds : Australian Writing from Meanjin Quarterly 1967; (p. 145-156) Critical Essays on Judith Wright 1968; (p. 75-87)
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