We Are Going

	We Are Going ''We Are Going'' (1964) is a collection of poems by Australian writer Oodgeroo Noonuccal. It was published by Jacaranda Press in 1964. The collection includes 29 poems by the author, from a variety of original sources. This is the first collection of poems by Oodgeroo Noonuccal (originally published as by "Kath Walker"). Contents Dedication * "Dedicated with pride to all the members of the Federal Council of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Advancement, whose motto is : 'All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights...and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.' (Article 1. Declaration of Human Rights)" Critical reception Writing in the Sydney ''Tribune'' reviewer Jim Henderson called the collection a "battle cry", and stated: "No one with a spark of humanity in their make-up will remain unmoved after reading Kath Walker's book of poems ''We Are Going''...The racists won't like it, the cattle barons who make money out of the explo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Oodgeroo Noonuccal Oodgeroo Noonuccal ( ; born Kathleen Jean Mary Ruska, later Kath Walker (3 November 192016 September 1993) was an Aboriginal Australian political activist, artist and educator, who campaigned for Aboriginal rights. Noonuccal was best known for her poetry, and was the first Aboriginal Australian to publish a book of verse. Life as a poet, artist, writer and activist Oodgeroo Noonuccal joined the Australian Women's Army Service in 1942, after her two brothers were captured by the Japanese at the fall of Singapore. Serving as a signaller in Brisbane she met many black American soldiers, as well as European Australians. These contacts helped to lay the foundations for her later advocacy of Aboriginal rights. During the 1940s, she joined the Communist Party of Australia because it was the only party which opposed the White Australia policy. During the 1960s Walker emerged as a prominent political activist and writer. She was Queensland state secretary of the Federal Council for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	English Language English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	James Devaney James Martin Devaney (31 May 1890 – 14 August 1976) was an Australian poet, novelist, and journalist. Biography Born in Bendigo, Victoria in 1890, Devaney attended St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill, entering the Marist Brothers juniorate in 1904. He took his vows in 1915. He moved to Queensland in 1921 after leaving the order due to contracting tuberculosis. He pursued writing and journalism. Under the pen-name 'Fabian', he contributed between 1924 and 1943 a nature column to the ''Brisbane Courier'' (renamed ''The Courier-Mail'' after 1933). He also wrote a regular literary column for the Catholic Leader. Devaney was active in literary circles in the 1930s and 1940s. He was president of the Queensland Authors' and Artists' Association from 1944-45 (later known as the Fellowship of Australian Writers or FAW). After World War II, he returned to teaching working on pastoral stations in Victoria and Queensland. Personal life Devaney married Phyllis de Winton in 1924. He d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1964 In Australian Literature This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1964. Major publications Books * Russell Braddon – ''The Year of the Angry Rabbit'' * A. Bertram Chandler – ''The Deep Reaches of Space'' * Jon Cleary '' The Fall of an Eagle'' '' A Flight of Chariots'' * Charmian Clift – ''Honour's Mimic'' * Dymphna Cusack – ''Black Lightning'' * George Johnston – ''My Brother Jack'' * Thomas Keneally – '' The Place at Whitton'' * David Rowbotham – ''The Man in the Jungle'' * Judah Waten – ''Distant Land'' Short stories * Nancy Cato – ''The Sea Ants and Other Stories'' * A. Bertram Chandler – ''Into the Alternate Universe : The Coils of Time'' * Peter Cowan – "The Tractor" * Damien Broderick – "All My Yesterdays" * Frank Dalby Davison – ''The Road to Yesterday : Collected Short Stories'' * Patrick White – '' The Burnt Ones'' Children's and Young Adult fiction * Hesba Brinsmead – ''Pastures of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Australian Poetry Collections Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia European Australians Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Australians, indigenous peoples of Australia as identified and defined within Australian law * Australia (continent) ** Indigenous Australians * Australian English, the dialect of the English language spoken in Australia * Australian Aboriginal languages * ''The Australian'', a newspaper * Australiana, things of Australian origins Other uses * Australian (horse), a racehorse * Australian, British Columbia, an unincorporated community in Canada See also * The Australian (other) * Australia (other) * * * Austrian (other) Austrian may refer to: * Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent ** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen, see Austrian nationality law * Austrian German dialect * Someth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]