Australian Book Review

April 1990, no. 119

Welcome to the April 1990 issue of Australian Book Review.

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Full Contents

Poetry

Singing the Snake by Billy Marshall-Stoneking

by Kevin Brophy

Letters

Letters to the Editor

by Gabriel Crowley, Doireann MacDermott, Brian Ridley, David Wood, Hugh Lunn

Children's Fiction

Meg Sorensen reviews ‘Hero’ by Allan Baillie, ‘Lockie Leonard, Human Torpedo’ by Tim Winton, ‘The Road to Summering’ by Maureen Pople, and ‘Clare Street’ by Nora Dugon

by Meg Sorensen

Interview

'Why do I write?' | A survey compiled by Rosemary Sorensen

by ABR

Poetry

Animal Warmth by Philip Hodgins

by Simon Patton

Poetry

The Great World by David Malouf

by Gerard Windsor

Australian History

The First Voice of Australian Feminism: Excerpts from Louisa Lawson’ ‘The Dawn’ 1888–1895 by Olive Lawson

by Brian Matthews

Memoir

Ross Fitzgerald reviews 'Billy Snedden: An unlikely Liberal' by Billy Mackie Snedden and M. Bernie Schedvin

by Ross Fitzgerald

Essay Collection

A Body of Water by Beverley Farmer

by Geoffrey Dutton

Commentary

Grievances and new approaches

by Terri-ann White