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Issue Details: First known date: 1949... 1949 Woman to Man
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Notes

  • Epigraph: 'Love was the most ancient of all the gods, and existed before everything else, except Chaos, which is held coeval therewith. . . . . The summary or collective law of nature, or the principle of love, impressed by God upon the original particles of all things, so as to make them attack each other and come together, by the repetition and multiplication whereof all the variety in the universe is produced, can scarce possibly find full admittance in the thoughts of men, though some faint notion may be had thereof.' - Francis Bacon, from The Wisdom of the Ancients, chapter XXVII.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1949 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Woman's Songi"O move in me, my darling,", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 2)
Woman to Childi"You who were darkness warmed my flesh", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 3)
Conch-Shelli"Virgin and clean the house is washed, and empty", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 4)
The Makeri"I hold the crimson fruit", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 5)
Paini"Manjack home from the wars walked down the street-", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 6)
Child and Wattle-Treei"Round as a sun is the golden tree.", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 7)
The Sistersi"In the vine-shadows on the veranda,", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 8)
Spring After Wari"Winter and spring the clouds drift in,", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 9-10)
The Childi"To be alone in a strange place in spring", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 11)
Camphor Laureli"Here in the slack of night", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 12)
The Gardeni"Flowers of red silk and purple velvet grew", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 13)
The World and the Childi"This is the child. He has not yet put out leaves.", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
Night After Bushfirei"There is no more silence on the plains of the moon,", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 16)
The Bulli"In the olive darkness of the sally-trees", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 17)
Dreami"Travelling through a strange night by a strange light", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 18)
The Cycadsi"Their smooth dark flames flicker at time's own root.", Judith Wright , single work poetry
A poem about the passing of time and man's eventual death
 (p. 19)
The Twinsi"Not because of their beauty-though they are slender", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 20)
Winter Kestreli"Fierce with hunger and cold", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 21)
The Floodi"Under the olive-trees and in the orange-groves,", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 22-25)
Eli, Elii"To see them go by drowning in the river-", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 26)
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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.
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)
Post Colonialism and Literary Criticism in Australia Post-Colonialism and Literary Criticism in Australia Leigh Dale , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: Reading Down Under : Australian Literary Studies Reader 2009; (p. 95-105) Modern Australian Criticism and Theory 2010; (p. 14-27) 'In this essay I want to lay out the context for the development of the study of post-colonial literatures and post-colonial reading strategies, then move on to consider in a little more detail some significant aspects of the field in its early form. I will conclude by examining the effects of post-colonial criticism on ways of reading the work of three Australian writers: Judith Wright, Randolph Stow, and Patrick White' (95).
Pelicans, Cycads and Ghost Crabs : Judith Wright and the Poetry of Queensland Martin Duwell , 2002 single work criticism
— Appears in: Hot Iron Corrugated Sky : 100 Years of Queensland Writing 2002; (p. 136-147)
Post Colonialism and Literary Criticism in Australia Post-Colonialism and Literary Criticism in Australia Leigh Dale , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: Reading Down Under : Australian Literary Studies Reader 2009; (p. 95-105) Modern Australian Criticism and Theory 2010; (p. 14-27) 'In this essay I want to lay out the context for the development of the study of post-colonial literatures and post-colonial reading strategies, then move on to consider in a little more detail some significant aspects of the field in its early form. I will conclude by examining the effects of post-colonial criticism on ways of reading the work of three Australian writers: Judith Wright, Randolph Stow, and Patrick White' (95).
Pelicans, Cycads and Ghost Crabs : Judith Wright and the Poetry of Queensland Martin Duwell , 2002 single work criticism
— Appears in: Hot Iron Corrugated Sky : 100 Years of Queensland Writing 2002; (p. 136-147)
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)
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.
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