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'Kevin Gilbert was widely respected as Aboriginal Australia's most prominent poet and most powerful spokesman before his much-lamented death early in 1993. This moving and stirring collection of poetry represents the last complete work he passed for publication prior to his death. Direct, Passionate, Humane and full of keen wit, Gilbert's verse appeals across racial and ideological boundaries to the noble soul within us all. As well as poems that plea for a greater understanding of the plight of Aboriginal Australia, Black from the Edge contains poems that reveal another side of this inspirational man; a pensive, candid genius attempting to achieve a quietus in the last years of his extraordinary life.' (Source: Goodreads website)

* Contents derived from the South Melbourne, South Melbourne - Port Melbourne area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,:Hyland House , 1994 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

Home Centre"Our great culture was being lost", Kevin Gilbert , single work poetry (p. 8)

Genocide"I smell the smoke", Kevin Gilbert , single work poetry (p. 10)

On the Road to Queanbeyan"I look at the open fields and see", Kevin Gilbert , single work poetry (p. 10)

Memorials"Our history is carved", Kevin Gilbert , single work poetry (p. 12)

Pastoral Pioneers"There were four of us in the gunyah then", Kevin Gilbert , single work poetry (p. 14)

Blackfellow's Leap"And they threw down their spear", Kevin Gilbert , single work poetry (p. 16)

Ancestors and Demonstrators"Where have you gone", Kevin Gilbert , single work poetry (p. 18)

Choice is Yours"In kingdoms where injustice reigns", Kevin Gilbert , single work poetry (p. 20)

Land Claims"The song of the inland river", Kevin Gilbert , single work poetry (p. 20)

Keep"It's a newer type of weapon", Kevin Gilbert , single work poetry (p. 22)

Year of the Black Child"We cry", Kevin Gilbert , single work poetry (p. 24)

International Year of the Child"Australians just love breaking records", Kevin Gilbert , single work poetry (p. 24)

What Will We Do with the `Natives'?"Tuck them Blacks", Kevin Gilbert , single work poetry (p. 26)

Notice to Territory Tourists"To you who walk amidst", Kevin Gilbert , single work poetry (p. 26)

Sun-Tan Lotion"Why do you sneer", Kevin Gilbert , single work poetry (p. 28)

Winter Camp: Aboriginal Tent Embassy"We see them", Kevin Gilbert , single work poetry (p. 30)

Shades of Grey"I'm Black and I'm proud", Kevin Gilbert , single work poetry (p. 30)

Song of Dreamtime"With our didgeridoos", Kevin Gilbert , single work poetry (p. 32)

Until You Learn"I cannot bring you home again", Kevin Gilbert , single work poetry (p. 34)

The New True Anthem"Despite what Dorothea has said", Kevin Gilbert , single work poetry (p. 36)

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Writing Their Own History : 'Aboriginal Australia' in the Poetry of Jack Davis and Kevin Gilbert Deepti Sharma , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: IJAS , no. 5 2012; (p. 84-97)

Feeding Off the Anger: A Response to Aboriginal Poetry Simon Whithear , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Meridian , May vol. 15 no. 1 1996; (p. 59-75)

'Black from The Edge' Launch at NSW Library 1994 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 9 February no. 69 1994; (p. 17)

Gilbert's Final Offering 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 26 January no. 68 1994; (p. 19)
— Review of Black from the Edge Kevin Gilbert , 1994 selected work poetry

Poetry as History, Craft and Revolution Graham Rowlands , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 137 1994; (p. 70-71)
— Review of Black from the Edge Kevin Gilbert , 1994 selected work poetry ; The Blackside: People are Legends and Other Poems Kevin Gilbert , 1990 selected work poetry ; The Difficult Island Elizabeth Riddell , 1994 selected work poetry ; Shadows of Utopia Manfred Jurgensen , 1994 single work poetry

Gilbert's Final Offering 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 26 January no. 68 1994; (p. 19)
— Review of Black from the Edge Kevin Gilbert , 1994 selected work poetry

Forecasts Diana Giese , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , November-December vol. 73 no. 1043 1993; (p. 37)
— Review of Black from the Edge Kevin Gilbert , 1994 selected work poetry

Bitter-Sweet Celebrations Heather Cam , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 29 January 1994; (p. 10A)
— Review of Black from the Edge Kevin Gilbert , 1994 selected work poetry ; You Have the Power Archie Roach , 1994 selected work poetry ; The Sad Anthropologist Lauren Williams , 1993 selected work poetry

Poems a Tribute to Kevin Gilbert Geoff Page , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 23 April 1994; (p. C10)
— Review of Black from the Edge Kevin Gilbert , 1994 selected work poetry

Gilbert's Last Words Tim Rowse , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 21 May 1994; (p. 8)
— Review of Black from the Edge Kevin Gilbert , 1994 selected work poetry

'Black from The Edge' Launch at NSW Library 1994 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 9 February no. 69 1994; (p. 17)

Feeding Off the Anger: A Response to Aboriginal Poetry Simon Whithear , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Meridian , May vol. 15 no. 1 1996; (p. 59-75)

Writing Their Own History : 'Aboriginal Australia' in the Poetry of Jack Davis and Kevin Gilbert Deepti Sharma , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: IJAS , no. 5 2012; (p. 84-97)

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