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Tossed up by the beak of a cormorant : poems of the Martuwarra Fitzroy River / Nandi Chinna and Anne Poelina
Van Pelt Library PR9619.4.C45 T67 2024
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chinna, Nandi, 1964- author.
- Poelina, Anne, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Australian poetry--21st century.
- Australian poetry.
- Kimberley Region (W.A.)--Poetry.
- Kimberley Region (W.A.).
- Australian poetry--Aboriginal Australian authors.
- Genre:
- poetry.
- Poetry.
- Physical Description:
- 111 pages ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- North Fremantle, WA : Fremantle Press, 2024.
- Summary:
- A stunning collaboration between poet Nandi Chinna and Martuwarra guardian Professor Anne Poelina.Punctuated by three long poems from Anne Poelina, this book-length collection explores meaningful and respectful responses to place through immersion. Together, the poems explore the beauty and complexity of the Kimberley region in Western Australia and the importance of a connection to land.Perfect for poetry lovers who enjoy collections that push boundaries and engage with important themes, Tossed Up by the Beak of a Cormorant is a powerful poetry collection about connection, nature and culture that is not to be missed.
- Contents:
- Anne Poelina to Nandi Chinna
- Blind and Dumb in the Martuwarra - Nandi Chinna
- Martuwarra Time
- At Danggu
- Introducing Martuwarra
- Reciprocal Gifts
- At Dalmanyi (Bell Gorge)
- Impelled by Orpheus
- The River Doesn't Speak English
- Tracking the Two Bodies, Methods for Working With Chaos
- Waramba First Flood
- Angry Birds
- On Danggu
- The River's Work
- Tale of the Bread Bag Tag
- Australia Day Birds
- Adrift
- At Yirramalay Spring
- On Flying
- Storm Eggs
- Rainbow Bee-eaters
- Martuwarra Kingfisher Camp
- Interrogating Moon
- Melaleuca Afternoon
- Danggu Evening
- Singing Yoongoorrookoo
- In the long hours of the night
- The Unbearable Weight of the Road I
- The Unbearable Weight of the Road II
- Where the River Once Met the Sea
- On Leaving Fitzroy Crossing
- Olga the Brolga
- Listening
- Driving from Djugereri to Yakanarra
- Sacred Waterhole, Yakanarra
- The Drowned World
- Talking About Rivers
- Nesting
- After three months away
- Fishing
- Meditation Music
- How foolish we are
- From Martuwarra's verandah
- 12 Days Until Christmas
- Martuwarra Fitzroy River Flood 2023
- Reading back to Martuwarra
- What are the Humans Doing?
- Martuwarra Quite Contrary
- Nandi to Anne (via Text).
- Notes:
- Prepublication record (machine generated from publisher information)
- ISBN:
- 9781760992804
- 1760992801
- OCLC:
- 1443190359
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