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y separately published work icon The Rocks Remain : Blak Poetry and Story anthology   poetry   prose  
Issue Details: First known date: 2024... 2024 The Rocks Remain : Blak Poetry and Story
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'Like rocks, we are shaped by forces over time. Despite being eroded, fractured, immersed, put under pressure - The Rocks Remain. Always was, always will be.

'Through poetry and prose, twenty-five Aboriginal writers share narratives that embody: strength of family and community; love found and lost; enduring relationships with the Land and nonhuman others; honouring Elders and Ancestors; expressions of place and belonging; asserting sovereignty; talking back to the colony; and envisioning Blak futures. Voices of new and emerging writers are intertwined with writers of renown, with a strong representation of writers with connections to South Australia. This collection is both timeless and timely.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Kent Town, Norwood, Payneham & St Peters area, Adelaide - North / North East, Adelaide, South Australia,:Wakefield Press , 2024 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Waiting for Kakirra, Brad Darkson , single work prose (p. 6-7)
Daring Not to Dreami"As the monotones of mountain grey", Michael Larkin , single work poetry (p. 8-9)
Away from Countryi"My language and my country are parts of me", Steven Pappin , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
Home Within Mei"The roots of the towering gum reach into the muddy brown waters", Angie Faye Martin , single work poetry (p. 13)
Vermin-Proof Fence, Rick Slager , single work short story
This story is about Luke, an Aboriginal volunteer fire-fighter. During a series of terrible bushfires, Luke struggles with the demands of the farmers who are concerned more about protecting their fences from bushfires than they are about the wildlife trying to escape the fires. 
(p. 15-24)
Cockatoosi"my eyes caress his limbs", Barrina South , single work poetry (p. 27)
Unwelcome to Countryi"thank you for gathering unlawfully on my land", Dominic Guerrera , single work poetry (p. 28-30)
You Cut off My Native Tongue and Here I Am Sewing It Back Oni"slightly bruised", Jayda Wilson , single work poetry (p. 32-33)
Spirit Gate, Ali Cobby Eckermann , single work short story satire (p. 35-41)
Black Lives Matteri"Whiteness", Sonya Rankine , single work poetry (p. 43)
Blak Nationi"Australia", Noah Amundson , single work poetry (p. 44-45)
Green Thumbi"Honey suckle tongue", Brooke Scobie , single work poetry (p. 46-47)
Things Change, Lulu Houdini , single work short story (p. 49-52)
Disparagingi"I met you unexpectedly", Sheena Hayes , single work poetry (p. 54-56)
You Say Aborigine, I Say Blaki"I'm sick", Dylan Peisley , single work poetry (p. 58-60)
My Body Remembersi"My body, doesn't keep time", Taryn Poole , single work poetry (p. 62-64)
Saili"Don't put upon my reason", Edoardo Crismani , single work poetry (p. 67)
The Old People, Ben Armstrong , single work short story (p. 69-77)
Queen Victoria's Throne No Morei"I stand at the base of her granite throne", Tabitha Lean , single work poetry (p. 78-81)
Campfire, Kathryn Gledhill-Tucker , single work short story science fiction (p. 83-90)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Kent Town, Norwood, Payneham & St Peters area, Adelaide - North / North East, Adelaide, South Australia,: Wakefield Press , 2024 .
      image of person or book cover 472865327018787994.jpg
      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 144p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published March 2024.
      ISBN: 9781923042384

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