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Issue Details: First known date: 2002... 2002 Redback Mansion : Poems
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This book is a collection of poems for children - sometimes zany, sometimes moving, sometimes humorous. These poems explore many aspects of everyday life on the farm, in the city, at the beach. Animals of all kinds, cubby houses, things that go bump int he night, things that kids all know and relate to, are explored in poetry that is always fun to read.(Libraries Australia record summary).

Notes

  • Dedication: For my family : Kelvin, Tamara, Jared, Natalie, Rochelle, Samuel and Kyle, geat inspiration. Also to Ron who has set my poems free.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Wollongong, Wollongong area, Illawarra, South Coast, New South Wales,:Five Islands Press , 2002 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Icecream Cityi"Icecream city", Lorraine Marwood , single work poetry (p. 9)
Unwrappingi"You receive it with a smile", Lorraine Marwood , single work poetry (p. 10)
Photo Fablei"We clicked and encouraged smiles", Lorraine Marwood , single work poetry (p. 11)
Listen, Listeni"listen, listen", Lorraine Marwood , single work poetry (p. 12)
Vegetariani"Potato head", Lorraine Marwood , single work poetry (p. 12)
Earthquake Comingi"I can hear an earthquake coming", Lorraine Marwood , single work poetry (p. 13)
Note on Doori"This is just to tell you", Lorraine Marwood , single work poetry (p. 14)
In the Garagei"In the garage", Lorraine Marwood , single work poetry (p. 15)
Redback Mansioni"The red velvet welcome", Lorraine Marwood , single work poetry (p. 16)
Burglar Alarmi"It costs nothing to install", Lorraine Marwood , single work poetry (p. 18)
How Elsei"At dusk", Lorraine Marwood , single work poetry (p. 18)
Making Wardrobe Spacei"The hutsman spider hangs", Lorraine Marwood , single work poetry (p. 19)
Crazyi"What is crazy?", Lorraine Marwood , single work poetry (p. 20)
Walked Overi"An ant just walked over my words", Lorraine Marwood , single work poetry (p. 21)
Name Pinching Crowsi"In its beak, my name", Lorraine Marwood , single work poetry (p. 22)
Plaguei"These two plages have I seen, said the boy", Lorraine Marwood , single work poetry (p. 23)
Mosquitoi"Mosquito comes calling", Lorraine Marwood , single work poetry (p. 24)
Pincher at the Picnici"Here comes the tongs", Lorraine Marwood , single work poetry (p. 25)
Cubby Housei"Cubby house engineers", Lorraine Marwood , single work poetry (p. 27)
Giftsi"can come like ribbons of rain", Lorraine Marwood , single work poetry (p. 28)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Wollongong, Wollongong area, Illawarra, South Coast, New South Wales,: Five Islands Press , 2002 .
      Extent: 56p.
      Description: illus.
      Note/s:
      • Cover art by Joanne McNamara. Illustrations by Joanne McNamara and Tamara Marwood.
      ISBN: 0864187688 (pbk.)

Works about this Work

[Review] Redback Mansion : Poems Bridh Hancock , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Studio : A Journal of Christians Writing , Winter no. 91 2003; (p. 34-35)

— Review of Redback Mansion : Poems Lorraine Marwood , 2002 selected work poetry
[Review] Redback Mansion : Poems Helen Annand , 2003 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Five Bells , Autumn vol. 10 no. 2 2003; (p. 3)
[Review] Redback Mansion : Poems Michael Haig , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Five Bells , Spring vol. 9 no. 4 2002; (p. 42)

— Review of Redback Mansion : Poems Lorraine Marwood , 2002 selected work poetry
[Review] Redback Mansion : Poems Lyn Linning , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 17 no. 4 2002; (p. 32)

— Review of Redback Mansion : Poems Lorraine Marwood , 2002 selected work poetry
[Review] Redback Mansion : Poems Michael Haig , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Five Bells , Spring vol. 9 no. 4 2002; (p. 42)

— Review of Redback Mansion : Poems Lorraine Marwood , 2002 selected work poetry
[Review] Redback Mansion : Poems Bridh Hancock , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Studio : A Journal of Christians Writing , Winter no. 91 2003; (p. 34-35)

— Review of Redback Mansion : Poems Lorraine Marwood , 2002 selected work poetry
[Review] Redback Mansion : Poems Lyn Linning , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 17 no. 4 2002; (p. 32)

— Review of Redback Mansion : Poems Lorraine Marwood , 2002 selected work poetry
[Review] Redback Mansion : Poems Helen Annand , 2003 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Five Bells , Autumn vol. 10 no. 2 2003; (p. 3)
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