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Incorporates an interview with two of Wakeling's Year 12, Extension 2 English students, Alison Holloway and Nicki Shackle, on their understanding of writing poetry.
Ladd examines a range of poems with the title 'Australia'. He notes some common elements that appear in the poems' themes and observes 'the desire of poets to be valued for reflecting ourselves to ourselves'.