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Poetry
‘The precise punctuation of your breath’: Jordie Albiston’s oeuvre
In the wake of the loss of Australian poet Jordie Albiston on the last day of February of this year, I have been reflecting on the profound influence her work had on my reading, writing and appreciation of poetry since I first read excerpts of her work in an undergraduate course reader.
Oct. 2022 •
Australian literature • Australian writers • Kinship and care • Poetry • Rewriting Kinship
Cleaning the Body with the Body
Andrada can share testimony of some of her most painful, personal experiences, but choose exactly which parts of herself to reveal and which to remain hidden. Look, she invites her reader, look at how skillfully I can create all these perfect likenesses of myself. And watch as I destroy them all.
Feb. 2022 •
Australian literature • Poetry