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y separately published work icon Monsters single work   autobiography   essay  
Alternative title: Monsters : A Reckoning
  • Author:agent Alison Croggon http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/croggon-alison
Issue Details: First known date: 2021... 2021 Monsters
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Scribe , 2021 .
      image of person or book cover 3846022826972240778.jpg
      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 288p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 2 March 2021
      ISBN: 9781925713398

Works about this Work

Book Review : Monsters – a Reckoning by Alison Croggon Anna Westbrook , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , March 2021;

— Review of Monsters Alison Croggon , 2021 single work autobiography essay

'Croggon’s background as a poet is tangible, and her language in Monsters is flavoursome.'

Gayatri Nair Reviews Monsters by Alison Croggon Gayatri Nair , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , December no. 27 2021;

— Review of Monsters Alison Croggon , 2021 single work autobiography essay

'I initially didn’t want to review this book. It is written by a white woman, and as a person of colour (POC) who wants to elevate diverse writing, I thought it was important to only review other diverse writers. However, after discussion with a mentor and writer I realised that it is also important that we, as POC women especially, participate in criticism, not just of diverse literature but also more established writers. It is possible also to challenge and change traditional criticism by introducing diverse perspectives from diverse critic-subjects. This is called auto-ethnographic criticism, which acknowledges the inextricable link between the personal and the cultural and makes room for non-traditional forms of inquiry and expression. It is a way to quietly address the assumed authority of the ‘literary review’ or the role of ‘critic’. So, in this way it’s subversive for a POC to review white authors and writing.'  (Introduction)

Monsters: A Reckoning by Alison Croggon Review : Beware the Many-tentacled Beast of Empire Beejay Silcox , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 12 March 2021;

— Review of Monsters Alison Croggon , 2021 single work autobiography essay
Drip by Drip Geordie Williamson , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13 March 2021; (p. 17)

— Review of Monsters Alison Croggon , 2021 single work autobiography essay
What Is It about Sisters? : Alison Croggon’s Deeply Wounded Memoir Sarah Walker , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 430 2021; (p. 23)

— Review of Monsters Alison Croggon , 2021 single work autobiography essay

'Alison Croggon has written poetry, fantasy novels, and whip-smart arts criticism for decades, but Monsters is her first book-length work of non-fiction. In this deeply wounded book, Croggon unpacks her shattered relationship with her younger sister (not named in the book), a dynamic that bristles with accusations and resentments. In attempting to understand the wreckage of this relationship, Croggon finds herself going back to the roots of Western patriarchy and colonialism, seeking to frame this fractured relationship as the inexorable consequence of empire.' (Introduction)

Books Roundup Dropbear, Emotional Female, Friends & Dark Shapes, Monsters Ellen Cregan , Ferdous Bahar , Naima Ibrahim , Amy Walters , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , March 2021;

— Review of Dropbear Evelyn Araluen , 2021 selected work poetry essay ; Friends and Dark Shapes Kavita Bedford , 2021 single work novel ; Emotional Female Yumiko Kadota , 2021 single work autobiography ; Monsters Alison Croggon , 2021 single work autobiography essay
What Is It about Sisters? : Alison Croggon’s Deeply Wounded Memoir Sarah Walker , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 430 2021; (p. 23)

— Review of Monsters Alison Croggon , 2021 single work autobiography essay

'Alison Croggon has written poetry, fantasy novels, and whip-smart arts criticism for decades, but Monsters is her first book-length work of non-fiction. In this deeply wounded book, Croggon unpacks her shattered relationship with her younger sister (not named in the book), a dynamic that bristles with accusations and resentments. In attempting to understand the wreckage of this relationship, Croggon finds herself going back to the roots of Western patriarchy and colonialism, seeking to frame this fractured relationship as the inexorable consequence of empire.' (Introduction)

Drip by Drip Geordie Williamson , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13 March 2021; (p. 17)

— Review of Monsters Alison Croggon , 2021 single work autobiography essay
Monsters: A Reckoning by Alison Croggon Review : Beware the Many-tentacled Beast of Empire Beejay Silcox , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 12 March 2021;

— Review of Monsters Alison Croggon , 2021 single work autobiography essay
Gayatri Nair Reviews Monsters by Alison Croggon Gayatri Nair , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , December no. 27 2021;

— Review of Monsters Alison Croggon , 2021 single work autobiography essay

'I initially didn’t want to review this book. It is written by a white woman, and as a person of colour (POC) who wants to elevate diverse writing, I thought it was important to only review other diverse writers. However, after discussion with a mentor and writer I realised that it is also important that we, as POC women especially, participate in criticism, not just of diverse literature but also more established writers. It is possible also to challenge and change traditional criticism by introducing diverse perspectives from diverse critic-subjects. This is called auto-ethnographic criticism, which acknowledges the inextricable link between the personal and the cultural and makes room for non-traditional forms of inquiry and expression. It is a way to quietly address the assumed authority of the ‘literary review’ or the role of ‘critic’. So, in this way it’s subversive for a POC to review white authors and writing.'  (Introduction)

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