THE COMMONWEALTH OF AMNESIA BOOK LAUNCH
7 August @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Celebrate the launch of award-winning poet Natalie Damjanovich-Napoleon’s third collection, The Commonwealth of Amnesia—a bold, visual intervention into the Australian historical narrative.
Published through the stunning Rabbit Poets Series of nonfiction poetry and presented as a highlight of the Perth Poetry Festival 2026, this evening unveils a handcrafted work that defies social conventions to challenge the histories society chooses to forget. Through innovative visual erasure poetry created from five years of archival research and writing, Damjanovich-Napoleon exposes the roots of past xenophobia and silencing, offering an unflinching, courageous and deeply inventive account that urges us to confront our forgotten immigrant histories to build a more reconciled future.
Where: Ode to Sirens, Fremantle
When: 7 pm, Friday, 7th August
Tickets are free, but registration is essential:
https://www.tickettailor.com/…/nataliednapoleon…/2287404
https://www.tickettailor.com/…/nataliednapoleon…/2287404
Pre-purchased signed copies of The Commonwealth of Amnesia are available for $25.
Featuring a launch speech by Dr Vahri McKenzie, and words and music by:
Natalie Damjanovich-Napoleon
Emily Barker
Readings by:
Lakshmi Kanchi
Danijela Kambaskovic-Schwarz
