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'Graeme Dixon's ballads speak out on contemporary and controversial issues, from Black deaths in custody to the struggles of single mothers. Contrasted with these are poems of spirited humour and sharp satire. In Holocaust Island a powerful new voice emerges from a history of displacement.' (Source: Publisher's blurb)
Contents
* Contents derived from the
St Lucia,
Indooroopilly - St Lucia area,
Brisbane - North West,
Brisbane,
Queensland,:University of Queensland Press
, 1990 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Prisoni"Prison", single work poetry (p. 3-4)
- Black Deathi"For forty thousand years, our ancestors", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Regretsi"I started stealing cars", single work poetry (p. 6-8)
- Escape!i"Spiteful rifle spits", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Yigga's Runi"Bugger this for a joke coord!", single work poetry (p. 10-17)
- Battle Heroesi"You bucked an evil system", single work poetry (p. 18-19)
- Darryli"Though the town's forgotten", single work poetry (p. 20-21)
- Genocidei"Two hundred years", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Prison Spiriti"Gazed into holes", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Doomed Prophecyi"Tall warrior standing erect", single work poetry (p. 27)
- Re-Enactmenti"They sailed around the world", single work poetry (p. 28)
- W.A.S.P. : S.W.A.T.i"Barnstorming striking troopers", single work poetry (p. 29-30)
- Six Feet of Land Rightsi"If we never succeed in reclaiming our country", single work poetry (p. 31)
- Holocaust Islandi"Nestled in the Indian Ocean", single work poetry (p. 32)
- When (In Retrospect)i"When the colour of a person's skin", single work poetry (p. 33)
- Homei"Where do you come from?", single work poetry (p. 34)
- Asian Invasioni"They tried", single work poetry (p. 35-37)
- Pension Dayi"The natives are restless", single work poetry (p. 38-39)
- Single Mumi"She awakens every other morn", single work poetry (p. 40-42)
- Where?i"Where have they gone", single work poetry (p. 43)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
-
Urban and Other Aboriginal Writing
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Ulitarra , no. 11 1997; (p. 110-113)
— Review of Holocaust Island 1990 selected work poetry ; Broken Dreams 1992 selected work life story poetry -
Poetry Comes in Many Shapes...
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 6 no. 2 1992; (p. 154-156)
— Review of God in the Afternoon : Selected Poetry and Fiction of Griffith Watkins 1990 selected work poetry short story ; Twenty-Five Poems 1991 selected work poetry ; Sleep Tight Baby 1991 selected work poetry ; Collected Poems 1990 selected work poetry ; Holocaust Island 1990 selected work poetry ; The Empire of Grass : Twenty-Eight Poems: 1983-1989 1991 selected work poetry ; Principia Gondwana 1992 selected work poetry ; Eschatologies 1991 selected work poetry -
Options for the Dispossessed
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5 January 1991; (p. 26)
— Review of Holocaust Island 1990 selected work poetry ; The Earthquake Lands 1990 selected work poetry -
History Repeats - and Repeats
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , April vol. 10 no. 1 1991; (p. 69)
— Review of Cabin Fever 1990 single work novel ; The Country Without Music 1990 single work novel ; Holocaust Island 1990 selected work poetry -
About Books : Aboriginal Literary Voices
1991
single work
criticism
— Appears in: National Library of Australia News , November vol. 2 no. 2 1991; (p. 8-10)
-
Poetry Comes in Many Shapes...
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 6 no. 2 1992; (p. 154-156)
— Review of God in the Afternoon : Selected Poetry and Fiction of Griffith Watkins 1990 selected work poetry short story ; Twenty-Five Poems 1991 selected work poetry ; Sleep Tight Baby 1991 selected work poetry ; Collected Poems 1990 selected work poetry ; Holocaust Island 1990 selected work poetry ; The Empire of Grass : Twenty-Eight Poems: 1983-1989 1991 selected work poetry ; Principia Gondwana 1992 selected work poetry ; Eschatologies 1991 selected work poetry -
A Hectic, Bountiful Decade for Aboriginal Literature
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 6 October 1990; (p. B8)
— Review of Paperbark : A Collection of Black Australian Writings 1990 anthology poetry drama short story criticism prose autobiography biography ; Holocaust Island 1990 selected work poetry -
History Repeats - and Repeats
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , April vol. 10 no. 1 1991; (p. 69)
— Review of Cabin Fever 1990 single work novel ; The Country Without Music 1990 single work novel ; Holocaust Island 1990 selected work poetry -
Exploring a Black Identity
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 126 1990; (p. 12-13)
— Review of Holocaust Island 1990 selected work poetry -
Options for the Dispossessed
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5 January 1991; (p. 26)
— Review of Holocaust Island 1990 selected work poetry ; The Earthquake Lands 1990 selected work poetry -
About Books : Aboriginal Literary Voices
1991
single work
criticism
— Appears in: National Library of Australia News , November vol. 2 no. 2 1991; (p. 8-10) -
Verse from the Inside
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Age , 9 December 1989; (p. 8) -
They Give Your Cell to Someone Else
Rod Moran
,
Graeme Dixon
,
1989-1990
single work
criticism
biography
interview
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 117 1989-1990; (p. 12-13)Rod Moran talks to Graeme Dixon, the first winner of the David Unaipon Award, a major literary prize established for Aboriginal writers who are previously unpublished. Dixon is open about his journey of writing poetry and his life from the period when he was in State reformatories to prison, and the balance between pessimism and optimism in his life. (Source: Moran, Rod, They Give Your Cell to Someone Else. Australian Book Review, No. 17, December-January, 1989-1990:12-13.)
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Perth Man Wins Writers' Award
1989
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 14 September 1989; (p. 37) -
Shelf Life [16 September 1989]
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Age , 16 September 1989; (p. 9)
Awards
- 1990 highly commended Human Rights Awards — Poetry Award
- 1989 inaugural winner Queensland Literary Awards — Unpublished Indigenous Writer : David Unaipon Award
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