Issue Details: First known date: 1999... 1999 Writers' Exchange : A Collection of Poetry and Prose from a Multicultural Perspective
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This anthology of some 61 works in English by 8 writers of non-English speaking background (NESB) contains short, titled poems and prose. These works describe and illustrate basic emotions, love, feeling, experience, self perception, reflection, observation of others and the physical world.

Notes

  • This publication is the culmination of "Writers' Exchange", a literary project funded by the New South Wales Writers' Centre and the NSW Ministry for the Arts, encompassing 2 major events: the NESB Writers' Forum, held on the 29th of March 1998 and a subsequent series of workshops in creative writing.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Fairfield, Fairfield area, Sydney Southwest, Sydney, New South Wales,:Fairfield Community Resource Centre , 1999 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Sydneyi"Sydney is a bunch of birds", Marta Osores , single work poetry (p. 3)
Facesi"As I do my shopping", Marta Osores , single work poetry (p. 4)
My Son, Marta Osores , single work prose (p. 5)
Unforgettablei"School days, white apron", Marta Osores , single work poetry (p. 6)
My Streeti"I have been away", Marta Osores , single work poetry (p. 7)
Children's Feeti"Feet of children, wrinkled", Marta Osores , single work poetry (p. 8)
Awakening, Marta Osores , single work prose (p. 9-10)
Hearti"How the wind sweeps everything around,", Marta Osores , single work poetry (p. 10)
Uplifting the Spiriti"How much my soul has grown up!", Marta Osores , single work poetry (p. 11)
The Flamei"Mother,", Marta Osores , single work poetry (p. 12)
Pencili"In my opinion, it has life, but only at", Irene Faggella , single work poetry (p. 13)
Rebecca, Irene Faggella , single work prose (p. 14-15)
Winter, Irene Faggella , single work prose (p. 16)
The Wateri"The water is a solitary lady", Irene Faggella , single work poetry (p. 17)
Sadness, Irene Faggella , single work prose (p. 18)
Every Morning, Every Day, Irene Faggella , single work drama (p. 19-20)
A New Life, Irene Faggella , single work short story (p. 21)
For You, When I Am No Morei"Death is nothing...just a move...and not too far away;", Irene Faggella , single work poetry (p. 22)
The River's Talei"I was born on a mountain's top", Da Thao , single work poetry (p. 23-24)
Silver Eyesi"The moon gives a big smile", Da Thao , single work poetry (p. 25)

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