Fire Front

Name: Fire Front
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780702262722
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First Nations poetry and power today

By Alison Whittaker

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Fire Front is a profound anthology highlighting contemporary First Nations poetry from Australia. Curated by Alison Whittaker, it brings together diverse voices to explore themes of identity, history, and cultural resilience. The collection delves into the lived experiences and rich storytelling traditions of Indigenous Australians, offering a poignant look at their enduring legacies.
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You might enjoy this book if you are drawn to powerful explorations of contemporary Indigenous poetry and voices. It offers a rich tapestry of expressions and insights into the complexities of identity, politics, and resilience, presented through a compelling collection of diverse poetic works.

Curated and introduced by Alison Whittaker, Fire Front is a ground-breaking anthology of First Nations of Australia poetry showcasing some of the brightest new stars, as well as leading Aboriginal writers and poets including Bruce Pascoe, Ali Cobby Eckermann and Tony Birch.

Curated and introduced by Alison Whittaker, Fire Front is a ground-breaking anthology of First Nations poetry showcasing some of the brightest new stars, as well as leading Aboriginal writers and poets including Bruce Pascoe, Ali Cobby Eckermann and Tony Birch.

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Curated and introduced by Alison Whittaker, Fire Front is a ground-breaking anthology of First Nations poetry showcasing some of the brightest new stars, as well as leading Aboriginal writers and poets including Bruce Pascoe, Ali Cobby Eckermann and Tony Birch. This important anthology, curated by Gomeroi poet and academic Alison Whittaker, showcases Australia's most-respected First Nations poets alongside some of the rising stars. Featured poets include Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Ruby Langford Ginibi, Ellen van Neerven, Tony Birch, Claire G. Coleman, Evelyn Araluen, Jack Davis, Kevin Gilbert, Lionel Fogarty, Sam Wagan Watson, Ali Cobby Eckermann, Archie Roach and Alexis Wright. Divided into five thematic sections, each one is introduced by an essay from a leading Aboriginal writer and thinker - Bruce Pascoe, Ali Cobby Eckermann, Chelsea Bond, Evelyn Araluen and Steven Oliver - who reflects on the power of First Nations poetry with their own original contribution. This incredible book is a testament to the renaissance of First Nations poetry happening in Australia right now.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780702262722

Publisher: University of Queensland Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 March 2020

Country: Australia

Imprint: University of Queensland Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 195.0mm

Weight: 174g

Pages: 192

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Alison Whittaker Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Penguin Books Poetry

About the Author

Alison Whittaker is a Gomeroi multitasker. Between 2017-2018, she was a Fulbright scholar at Harvard Law School, where she was named the Dean's Scholar in Race, Gender and Criminal Law. Alison is a Senior Researcher at the Jumbunna Institute at UTS. Her debut poetry collection, Lemons in the Chicken Wire, was awarded the State Library of Queensland's black&write! Indigenous Writing Fellowship in 2015. Her latest book, BLAKWORK, was published in 2018 and was shortlisted for a Victorian Premier's Literary Award and won the QLA Judithe Calanthe Award for a Poetry Collection. Alison was also the co-winner of the 2017 Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize for 'Many Girls White Linen'. She was the Indigenous Poet-in-Residence for the 2018 Queensland Poetry Festival.

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