Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781925936544
Year: 2020
Publisher: Magabala Books


Description:




I travel Country, like my Old People done. I see the Country, like my Old People done
I burn Country, like my Old People done. I sing Country, like my Old People done
—Jacob Morris,Ban Maganindadjyang (My Old People Done)

Guwayu, For All Timesis a collection of First Nations poems commissioned by Red Room Poetry over the past 16 years, and is a radical literary intervention for its breadth of representation, temporal depth and diversity of language.

This fiercely uncensored collectionfeatures 61 poems from First Nations poets in 12 First Nations languages, and together they are an exquisite expression of living First Nations culture.

Journey through a range of poetic forms from lyric, confessional, protest, narrative and song, showcasing new voices and established poets.

Guwayuis edited by Wiradjuri poet,Dr Jeanine Leane, produced by Red Room Poetry, a leading arts organisation committed to making poetry in meaningful ways, and published by Magabala Books, Australia's leading Indigenous publisher.

'The Australian literary landscape needs this bold, brave intervention to wake it up from the 232-year slumberand the dream of the settler mythscape. Guwayu breaks the silence — feel the beauty — hear our words.'—Dr Jeanine Leane

Featuring:

Ethan Bell, John Muk Muk Burke, Ali Cobby Eckerman