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'Graham Kershaw's poem, "Altar Rock", addresses the mixed inheritance of white settlement in the
Murchison district of WA. The actual Altar Rock, also known as Mass Rock, is where 1920's architect and
priest, John Hawes, took communion to indigenous people who were reluctant to attend a church.'
Source: The Blake Prize website, http://www.blakeprize.com/
Sighted: 20/11/2012
Includes
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1Brand Highway North i "As angles travel, haystacks refract hectares,", 2012 single work poetry
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2Mount Magnet Road East i "Further north, the land is prised open, they say,", 2012 single work poetry
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3Mullewa i "In the deli's dark and sullen sanctuary, tourists", 2012 single work poetry
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Awards
- 2012 winner Blake Poetry Prize
Last amended 19 Apr 2018 08:55:27
Subjects:
- Murchison, Eneabba - Morawa - Mullewa area, Southwest Western Australia, Western Australia,
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