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Issue Details: First known date: 2011... 2011 Perth - My Village Down Under : A Collection of Australian Poetry
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Notes

  • With a foreword and two essays by Thiru Kandiah.
  • Dedication:
    To
    My dearest friend and mentor
    Edwin Thumboo
    The Eternal Youth

Affiliation Notes

  • Associated with the AustLit subset Australian Literary Responses to 'Asia' as the work contains references to 'Asia'.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Nugegoda,
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Sri Lanka,
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South Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,:Sarasavi Publishers , 2011 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Foreword : Beyond Displacement : Prolegomena to the Study of Sunil Govinnage's 'Different' Poetry of the Diaspora, Thiru Kandiah , single work criticism (p. 19-29)
The World Is Burning around Mei"The contentment I built in my silent mind is ruined", Sunil Govinnage , single work poetry (p. 33)
Evening Before the Departurei"When old friends and relatives left", Sunil Govinnage , single work poetry (p. 37-40)
The Mute Sea and My Heritagei"I came leaving my heritage", Sunil Govinnage , Lakshmi De Silva (translator) single work poetry (p. 41-42)
Perth : The City of Lighti"Perth: the City of Light", Sunil Govinnage , single work poetry (p. 45)
The Days Are Filled with Raini"The days are filled with rain", Sunil Govinnage , single work poetry (p. 46)
Springi"The sun is a teenaged rebel!", Sunil Govinnage , single work poetry (p. 47)
Four Seasons in Perth, Sunil Govinnage , sequence poetry (p. 47-49)
Summeri"Summer has arrived", Sunil Govinnage , single work poetry (p. 48)
Autumni"The roads I travel", Sunil Govinnage , single work poetry (p. 48)
Winteri"My tears fall faintly", Sunil Govinnage , single work poetry (p. 48-49)
Winter Is My Enemyi"Winter is approaching", Sunil Govinnage , single work poetry (p. 50)
Another Winter Nighti"The winter winds crawl through", Sunil Govinnage , single work poetry (p. 51)
Chittering Valley in Springi"Chittering Valley in spring:", Sunil Govinnage , single work poetry (p. 52)
Summer in Perthi"Long hot summer days", Sunil Govinnage , single work poetry (p. 53)
Early Morning by the Swan Riveri"The unborn sun", Sunil Govinnage , single work poetry (p. 54)
A Summer Scenei"Hay Street is full of damsels", Sunil Govinnage , single work poetry (p. 55)
Perth Weatheri"Midday today:", Sunil Govinnage , single work poetry (p. 56)
Bronzed Kangaroos in Perthi"The bronze Kangaroos drink", Sunil Govinnage , single work poetry (p. 57)
As the Summer Dusk Invadesi"As the summer dusk invades the day", Sunil Govinnage , single work poetry (p. 58-59)
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'Home', Diaspora and Post-Coloniality in Sunil Govinnage’s Poetry : Nurturing the New-Found Home, Giving Back to the 'Lost' One Thiru Kandiah , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: Perth - My Village Down Under : A Collection of Australian Poetry 2011; (p. 201-289)
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