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Notes

  • Dedication: To Annie and Christopher Marshall and Barrett Reid and to the people of Papunya and Kintore without whom it would have been impossible.
  • Epigraph: From here and there we know about the Aborigines - Rudi Krausmann. Also, a quote from an oral history with Johnny Warangula.

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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Raw Authenticity 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Northern Perspective , Wet Season vol. 14 no. 2 1991; (p. 119-120)
— Review of Singing the Snake : Poems from the Western Desert 1979-1988 Billy Marshall-Stoneking , 1990 selected work poetry
Poems of White Dreaming Emmanuel S. Nelson , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 5 no. 1 1991; (p. 66)
— Review of Singing the Snake : Poems from the Western Desert 1979-1988 Billy Marshall-Stoneking , 1990 selected work poetry
Untitled Eric Beach , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: OzMuze , December vol. 1 no. 3 1990; (p. 2)
— Review of Singing the Snake : Poems from the Western Desert 1979-1988 Billy Marshall-Stoneking , 1990 selected work poetry
Poems of a Mean Bugger Kevin Brophy , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 119 1990; (p. 37-38)
— Review of Singing the Snake : Poems from the Western Desert 1979-1988 Billy Marshall-Stoneking , 1990 selected work poetry
Pintupi Word Portraits Transcend Stereotypes Geoff Page , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 2 June 1990; (p. B8)
— Review of Singing the Snake : Poems from the Western Desert 1979-1988 Billy Marshall-Stoneking , 1990 selected work poetry
The Pattern of Experience Carol Treloar , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 3 March 1990; (p. 17)
— Review of From the Midnight Courtyard Elizabeth Riddell , 1989 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems Robert Gray , 1990 selected work poetry ; Fingerprints on Light Jan Owen , 1990 selected work poetry ; Animal Warmth Philip Hodgins , 1990 selected work poetry ; After the War: Poems Lily Brett , 1990 selected work poetry ; Singing the Snake : Poems from the Western Desert 1979-1988 Billy Marshall-Stoneking , 1990 selected work poetry ; A Human Pattern : Selected Poems Judith Wright , 1990 selected work poetry
Overwhelming Memories of Friendly Street Heather Cam , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10 March 1990; (p. 78)
— Review of Animal Warmth Philip Hodgins , 1990 selected work poetry ; Singing the Snake : Poems from the Western Desert 1979-1988 Billy Marshall-Stoneking , 1990 selected work poetry ; After the War: Poems Lily Brett , 1990 selected work poetry ; Fingerprints on Light Jan Owen , 1990 selected work poetry ; Perverse Serenity Robyn Rowland , 1990 selected work poetry ; Australian Things Timoshenko Aslanides , 1990 selected work poetry ; Seventy Seven John Bray , 1990 selected work poetry ; Edison Doesn't Invent the Car Steve Evans , 1990 selected work poetry ; The Inner Courtyard : A South Australian Anthology of Love Poetry 1990 anthology poetry ; Friendly Street Poetry Reader : Fourteen 1990 anthology poetry
A Matter of Seeing R. F. Brissenden , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 121 1990; (p. 99-100)
— Review of Singing the Snake : Poems from the Western Desert 1979-1988 Billy Marshall-Stoneking , 1990 selected work poetry
Dreamtime Legacies in Verse Roland Robinson , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 7 April 1990; (p. 14)
— Review of Singing the Snake : Poems from the Western Desert 1979-1988 Billy Marshall-Stoneking , 1990 selected work poetry
Four Reasons to Celebrate John Forbes , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Herald , 18 March 1990; (p. 39)
— Review of Singing the Snake : Poems from the Western Desert 1979-1988 Billy Marshall-Stoneking , 1990 selected work poetry ; Australian Things Timoshenko Aslanides , 1990 selected work poetry ; Perverse Serenity Robyn Rowland , 1990 selected work poetry
Insights Through the Lens Literary Elizabeth Swanson , 1990 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 7-8 April 1990; (p. 6)
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