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Issue Details: First known date: 1988... 1988 John Pat and Other Poems
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'This...volume of poems takes up many of the themes and concerns found in his earlier work. Whether describing a bush creature with gentle irony and a twinkle in his pen, observing the mysteries of human behaviour, evoking with lyrical grace the Aboriginal love of land, or reaching out for mutual understanding across barriers of prejudice and ignorance, these poems speak simply and openly, sometimes poignantly, always with sincerity and a delight in language'. (Source: back cover, 1988 edition)

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Notes

  • Dedication: Dedicated to Maisie Pat, and to all mothers who have suffered similar loss.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Ferntree Gully, Ferntree Gully area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,:J. M. Dent , 1988 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Foreword, Colin Johnson , single work criticism (p. ix-xiii)
A Winter's Day at the Beachi"It was a day", Jack Davis , single work poetry (p. 1)
John Pati"Write of life", Jack Davis , single work poetry (p. 2-3)
Didjereedooi"Didjereedoo, didjereedoo", Jack Davis , single work poetry (p. 4)
The Bush Shedi"Decrepit, it leaned forward", Jack Davis , single work poetry (p. 5)
Black Cockatoosi"They come in the evening", Jack Davis , single work poetry (p. 6)
Galahsi"A flash of coral pink", Jack Davis , single work poetry (p. 7)
Space Dreameri"Oh, I can span the sky with outstretched hands,", Jack Davis , single work poetry (p. 8)
Walk Oni"Walk back along our prospect", Jack Davis , single work poetry (p. 9)
Dingoi"What can I do for you dingo now?", Jack Davis , single work poetry (p. 10)
Brumbyi"Bush-bred stallion tough as wire,", Jack Davis , single work poetry (p. 11)
Cicadai"Cicada, cicada,", Jack Davis , single work poetry (p. 12)
Evergreeni"My father was a mighty man", Jack Davis , single work poetry (p. 13)
Chastisement for a Childi"I had to chastise her for telling lies", Jack Davis , single work poetry (p. 14)
Twelve-Year-Oldi"I ain't had much schoolin!,", Jack Davis , single work poetry (p. 15)
Boomeri"He drums on the ground", Jack Davis , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
Field Birdi"Little field bird", Jack Davis , single work poetry (p. 18)
Possumsi"There never have been creatures", Jack Davis , single work poetry (p. 19)
Tiger Snakei"I knew he was there", Jack Davis , single work poetry (p. 20)
The Executioneri"Steel bites", Jack Davis , single work poetry (p. 21)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Ferntree Gully, Ferntree Gully area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: J. M. Dent , 1988 .
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      Extent: xiii, 50p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Foreword by Colin Johnson.
      • Published with the assistance of the Australia Council.
      ISBN: 0867700793 (pbk)

Works about this Work

BlackWords : Writers on Identity Anita Heiss , 2014 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 14 no. 3 2014; The BlackWords Essays 2015; (p. 2) The BlackWords Essays 2019;

'In the 1960s Oodgeroo Noonuccal (then Kath Walker) hit the literary limelight as Australia’s first published ‘Aboriginal poet’ and since then Aboriginal writers have used their work as a form of self-definition and to defend our rights to our identity. Many authors are inspired by the need to redress historical government definitions of Aboriginality, to reclaim pride in First Nation status, to explain the diversity of Aboriginal experience, and to demonstrate the realities and complexities of ‘being Aboriginal’ in the 21st century.'

Source: Author's introduction.

'Spanning the Sky with Outstretched Hands': The Making of a Poet David Headon , 1994 single work criticism
— Appears in: Jack Davis : The Maker of History 1994; (p. 79-97)
Reviews Leigh Dale , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: Westerly , March vol. 35 no. 1 1990; (p. 82-84)

— Review of Jack Davis : A Life-Story Keith Chesson , 1988 single work biography ; John Pat and Other Poems Jack Davis , 1988 selected work poetry
The Life that Jack Built Barry Hill , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 14 January 1989; (p. 13)

— Review of Jack Davis : A Life-Story Keith Chesson , 1988 single work biography ; John Pat and Other Poems Jack Davis , 1988 selected work poetry
y separately published work icon Jack Davis : A Life-Story Keith Chesson , Melbourne : J. M. Dent , 1988 Z109336 1988 single work biography

Chesson had first met Jack Davis in 1970 through his wife, when she was a member of the Executive Committee of the Aboriginal Advancement Council. It was in the late 1970s, that Jack Davis was approached by a publisher to write his own biography, Davis been too shy, had asked Chesson to write it. Chesson had transcribed the conversations with Jack on tape during social occasions, and wrote this fascinating history of Davis's life and his work in the literary and dramatic fields; in which the Chesson hope that this book helps to make Jack Davie's life and work better known and appreciated. (source: Chesson, 1983)

Jack Davis, Master of White Culture Mark O'Connor , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 November. 1988; (p. 7)

— Review of Jack Davis : A Life-Story Keith Chesson , 1988 single work biography ; John Pat and Other Poems Jack Davis , 1988 selected work poetry
The Mindscape of Jack Davis Ann Nugent , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 31 December 1988; (p. 17)

— Review of Jack Davis : A Life-Story Keith Chesson , 1988 single work biography ; John Pat and Other Poems Jack Davis , 1988 selected work poetry
User-Friendly Verse at Home and Abroad Heather Cam , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10 December. 1988; (p. 82)

— Review of John Pat and Other Poems Jack Davis , 1988 selected work poetry
The Life that Jack Built Barry Hill , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 14 January 1989; (p. 13)

— Review of Jack Davis : A Life-Story Keith Chesson , 1988 single work biography ; John Pat and Other Poems Jack Davis , 1988 selected work poetry
Reviews Leigh Dale , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: Westerly , March vol. 35 no. 1 1990; (p. 82-84)

— Review of Jack Davis : A Life-Story Keith Chesson , 1988 single work biography ; John Pat and Other Poems Jack Davis , 1988 selected work poetry
y separately published work icon Jack Davis : A Life-Story Keith Chesson , Melbourne : J. M. Dent , 1988 Z109336 1988 single work biography

Chesson had first met Jack Davis in 1970 through his wife, when she was a member of the Executive Committee of the Aboriginal Advancement Council. It was in the late 1970s, that Jack Davis was approached by a publisher to write his own biography, Davis been too shy, had asked Chesson to write it. Chesson had transcribed the conversations with Jack on tape during social occasions, and wrote this fascinating history of Davis's life and his work in the literary and dramatic fields; in which the Chesson hope that this book helps to make Jack Davie's life and work better known and appreciated. (source: Chesson, 1983)

'Spanning the Sky with Outstretched Hands': The Making of a Poet David Headon , 1994 single work criticism
— Appears in: Jack Davis : The Maker of History 1994; (p. 79-97)
BlackWords : Writers on Identity Anita Heiss , 2014 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 14 no. 3 2014; The BlackWords Essays 2015; (p. 2) The BlackWords Essays 2019;

'In the 1960s Oodgeroo Noonuccal (then Kath Walker) hit the literary limelight as Australia’s first published ‘Aboriginal poet’ and since then Aboriginal writers have used their work as a form of self-definition and to defend our rights to our identity. Many authors are inspired by the need to redress historical government definitions of Aboriginality, to reclaim pride in First Nation status, to explain the diversity of Aboriginal experience, and to demonstrate the realities and complexities of ‘being Aboriginal’ in the 21st century.'

Source: Author's introduction.

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