y separately published work icon Singing the Snake : Poems from the Western Desert 1979-1988 selected work   poetry  
Issue Details: First known date: 1990... 1990 Singing the Snake : Poems from the Western Desert 1979-1988
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Contents

* Contents derived from the North Ryde, Ryde - Gladesville - Hunters Hill area, Northwest Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1990 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Singing the Snake : A Poem of Ayers Rocki"Old Tjupurrula squeezes my arm", Billy Marshall-Stoneking , single work poetry (p. 1-5)
On Bringing in the Pintupi (After Nosepeg Tjupurrula)i"Whitepella bin go round n round", Billy Marshall-Stoneking , single work poetry (p. 7)
Assimilation / Western Desert / 1962-1974i"On the first night", Billy Marshall-Stoneking , single work poetry (p. 8-10)
'Merika: Number One / Japana: Number Twoi""Tell me about the war," I said.", Billy Marshall-Stoneking , single work poetry (p. 11-12)
The Strength of Adaptationi"The rabbit was the first invader they knew.", Billy Marshall-Stoneking , single work poetry (p. 13)
The Visitationi"When the Gutenburg pulled into Papunya", Billy Marshall-Stoneking , single work poetry (p. 14)
Kerdaitjai"This one here--office--kerdaitch!", Billy Marshall-Stoneking , single work poetry (p. 15)
No Love from Papunyai"Someone loves Alice,", Billy Marshall-Stoneking , single work poetry (p. 16)
Marthai"A good stick, the headmaster says.", Billy Marshall-Stoneking , single work poetry (p. 17-18)
Tjungurrayi's Word Booki"fill in the blanks:", Billy Marshall-Stoneking , single work poetry (p. 19)
Multicultural Educationi"Rosie", Billy Marshall-Stoneking , single work poetry (p. 20)
Sorry Businessi"(A B C D E F G)", Billy Marshall-Stoneking , single work poetry (p. 21)
Unemployment (After Paul Bruno)i"If people working", Billy Marshall-Stoneking , single work poetry (p. 22)
Pintjana Wangka [Talking About the Pension] (After Tutama Tjapangarti) : 1 : Pay-Dayi"nothin", Billy Marshall-Stoneking , single work poetry (p. 23)
Pintjana Wangka [Talking About the Pension] (After Tutama Tjapangarti), Billy Marshall-Stoneking , single work poetry (p. 23-24)
Pintjana Wangka [Talking About the Pension] (After Tutama Tjapangarti) : 2 : Canberrai"promise uh promise uh promise", Billy Marshall-Stoneking , single work poetry (p. 24)
Wash Dayi"Monica and Victor come over to my place", Billy Marshall-Stoneking , single work poetry (p. 25)
Custodyi"Sweat rolls down her speech", Billy Marshall-Stoneking , single work poetry (p. 26)
The Last Butchy Meni"There's five naked", Billy Marshall-Stoneking , single work poetry (p. 27)
Corkwoodi"At Katatjurta,", Billy Marshall-Stoneking , single work poetry (p. 29)
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