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Issue Details: First known date: 1953... 1953 The Gateway
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Notes

  • Epigraph: Thou perceivest the Flowers put forth their precious Odours;/And none can tell how from so small a centre comes such sweet,/Forgetting that within that centre Eternity expands/Its ever-during doors . . . -William Blake, Milton (fo. 31, ll. 47-50)

Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1953 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Dark Gifti"The flower begins in the dark", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 1)
The Gravei"You who were the snake hidden under my house,", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 2)
Fire at Murdering Hut, Judith Wright , sequence poetry (p. 2-3)
The Firei"Are you one of the old dead, whisperer under my feet?", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 2-3)
The Stonei"Cruel was the steel in the hand that split my sleep", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 3)
The Cedarsi"The dried body of winter is hard to kill.", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 4-5)
Train Journeyi"Glassed with cold sleep and dazzled by the moon,", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 6)
Fairytalei"The witch has changed the Prince into a toad.", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 7-8)
Transformations, Judith Wright , sequence poetry (p. 7-9)
Mythi"A god has chosen to be shaped in flesh.", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 8)
The Playi"Now all the years his bargain bought are gone.", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 8-9)
The Journeyi"He was the man they chose to fly alone", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
Eroded Hills Inheritori"These hills my father's father stripped;", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 12)
Old Housei"Where now outside the weary house the pepperina,", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 13)
Remembered Drought Drought Yeari"That time of drought the embered air", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 14)
Flood Yeari"Walking up the driftwood beach at day's end,", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 15)
Old Mani"Before the coming of that arrogant and ancient kingdom", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 16)
Botanical Gardensi"Under the miraculous baptism of fire", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 17)
Song for a Drowning Sailori"The dead man hangs on a crag of the sea,", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 18)
Girl and Deathi"Out of the forest of winter", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 19)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

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.

The Lakeside House James Halford , 2018 single work essay
— Appears in: Sydney Review of Books , October 2018;
From Bergson to Darwin : Evolutionary Biology in the Poetry of Judith Wright John Holmes , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Science in Modern Poetry : New Directions 2012; (p. 194-209)
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)
Outstanding Australian Books: Judith Wright 1953 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 12 August vol. 74 no. 3835 1953; (p. 2)

— Review of The Gateway Judith Wright , 1953 selected work poetry
Untitled 1953 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , July 1953; (p. 13)

— Review of The Gateway Judith Wright , 1953 selected work poetry
Three Australian Poets Wolfe Fairbridge , 1953 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 25 July 1953; (p. 9)

— Review of The Gateway Judith Wright , 1953 selected work poetry
Untitled L. H. D. , 1953 single work review
— Appears in: The Port Phillip Gazette , Spring vol. 1 no. 4 1953; (p. 60)

— Review of The Gateway Judith Wright , 1953 selected work poetry
Voices of Australia 1954 single work review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 8 January 1954; (p. 29)

— Review of The Gateway Judith Wright , 1953 selected work poetry
The Poetry of Judith Wright R. F. Brissenden , 1953 single work criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 12 no. 3 1953; (p. 255-267) Australian Literary Criticism 1962; (p. 88-100) Critical Essays on Judith Wright 1968; (p. 39-50)
From Bergson to Darwin : Evolutionary Biology in the Poetry of Judith Wright John Holmes , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Science in Modern Poetry : New Directions 2012; (p. 194-209)
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
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