Living on Stolen Land
Reviewed onDescribed as a ‘prose-style manifesto’, Ambelin Kwaymullina’s latest work reminds settler-colonial communities of the large debt we owe to our Indigenous past and how much has been lost and must …
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the dancer in your hands
Reviewed onIn the dancer in your hands <>, writing becomes dance. This sustained poetic work by interdisciplinary artist Jo Pollitt – a teacher of dance improvisation at WAAPA – bends, twists …
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Recipe for Risotto
Reviewed onJosephine Clarke grew up in the South West of WA, the daughter of Italian immigrants. Recipe for Risotto is her first poetry collection, however her work has been published in …
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Poems About the House
Reviewed onCarol Millner’s poetry collection paints a subtle and authentic portrait of ordinary Perth life. Poems About The House is a collection that will resonate with people from all walks of …
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Once: A Selection of Short Short Stories
Reviewed onOnce is a little book with lots of heart. It will actually fit in your back pocket. The stories are short, in fact they are very short, ranging from a …
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Of Memory and Furniture
Reviewed onBron Bateman is a poet, academic and mother of nine who teaches at Murdoch University and whose research interests include cultural studies, creative writing, feminism, the body, and Gothic and …
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First Blood
Reviewed onThere are no accidents in the poetry collection First Blood. This strong and beautifully written collection is about girlhood and the transition to womanhood. It is a delicate theme; the …
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Wave after Wave: Writers from the Indian Ocean
Reviewed onThis diverse collection of writing – short fiction, poetry and memoir – probes the notions of home, heritage and belonging with bravery and perspective. Through ten fresh and insightful voices, …
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Kindred
Reviewed onThis wonderful debut collection by Kirli Saunders, a multi-talented Gunai woman, deserves wide acclaim. Her themes are country, family, Indigenous issues, identity, connection, love and loss, and the role of …
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Blakwork
Reviewed onAlison Whittaker’s Blakwork is a collection of poetry that presents a counterview of mainstream Australian cultural discourse. A Gomeroi woman and Harvard law graduate, Whittaker has written a work pulsing …
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