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y separately published work icon Wee Girls : Women Writing from an Irish Perspective anthology   poetry   short story   prose   biography  
Issue Details: First known date: 1996... 1996 Wee Girls : Women Writing from an Irish Perspective
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'A selection of writings by women from Ireland, Australia, England, Canada and other countries. This book sets out to show that whether Irish or of Irish descent, they balance ancient history, myth and legend with the fragility and tenuousness of contemporary society.' (Publication summary)

Notes

  • Dedication: For my grandmother Marya Jamison in fond remembrance - may I be half as wise.
  • Dedication: To my grand-daughter Michaela Murphy, a delightful wee girl indeed.
  • Epigraph: In some far, dim, ancestral hour / There is our root of power.

    The strength we give is the strength we make; / And the strength we have is the strength we take, / Given us down from the long-gone years, / Cleansed in the salt of others' tears.

    (from Heritage by Mary Gilmore. From Selected Poems).

  • Contents indexed selectively.

Affiliation Notes

  • This work has been affiliated with the Irishness in Australian Literature dataset because it contains Irish characters, settings, tropes or themes.

Contents

* Contents derived from the North Melbourne, Flemington - North Melbourne area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,:Spinifex Press , 1996 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Searchingi"Dislocated to find location I come in search of family,", Robyn Rowland , single work poetry (p. 2-3)
The Beginningi"There I entered Ireland-", Robyn Rowland , single work poetry (p. 4-6)
Changingi"I stood uncertain among threads twisted at my feet", Robyn Rowland , single work poetry (p. 7-8)
The Final Seasoni"You always thought", Robyn Rowland , single work poetry (p. 9-10)
A Shadow on the Heart (In Memory of the Irish Famine 1845-49)i"It's grey today an outline of winter", Colleen Burke , single work poetry (p. 51-52)
To Whom It May Concerni"We have known Maureen Ryan", Colleen Burke , single work poetry (p. 53-56)
A Joyous Day, Colleen Burke , single work prose biography (p. 57-66)
Power Cuts, Siobhan McHugh , single work autobiography (p. 101-120)
How I Might Write Irish, Jill Jones , single work biography (p. 170-172)
Broken Languagei"Broken languages cross the sky,", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 173-176)
Lunch Music Cafei"The glass roof covers music of diners.", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 177)
Among Treesi"Towards night the park gathers in", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 178)
Invisible Inki"You've exhausted the dead", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 179-180)
Ideas of Sirensi"Sirens call, split the hour", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 181)
Antipodean Geographyi"Continents on the wall", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 182)
The Pure in Hearti"They have taken babies", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 183)
Growing a Language, Lizz Murphy , single work prose biography (p. 250-252)
Paper Petals, Lizz Murphy , single work biography (p. 253-254)
White Petalsi"A storm of white flowers with sun warm centres", Lizz Murphy , single work poetry (p. 255-256)
Good Fairy Bad Fairy, Lizz Murphy , single work short story (p. 257)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • North Melbourne, Flemington - North Melbourne area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Spinifex Press , 1996 .
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      Extent: 373p.
      ISBN: 1875559515

Works about this Work

Capturing Erin's Gentle Lunacy Frank O'Shea , 1996 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 19 October 1996; (p. C4)
The Eleventh Hour Lizz Murphy , 1996 single work column
— Appears in: Muse , October no. 156 1996; (p. 22)
The Eleventh Hour Lizz Murphy , 1996 single work column
— Appears in: Muse , October no. 156 1996; (p. 22)
Capturing Erin's Gentle Lunacy Frank O'Shea , 1996 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 19 October 1996; (p. C4)
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