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y separately published work icon Fire Front : First Nations Poetry and Power Today anthology   poetry   essay  
Issue Details: First known date: 2020... 2020 Fire Front : First Nations Poetry and Power Today
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Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 2020 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Millad Mob Da Best!i"we likem dat Borroloola Rodeo", Diwurruwurru , Phillip Hall , single work poetry (p. 60-61)
Yilaalu-Bu-Gadi (Once upon a Time in the Bay of Gadi)i"Melaleuca", Lorna Munro , single work poetry (p. 62-64)
Moorditj Yorgahi"You are a cruel", Alf Taylor , single work poetry (p. 65)
The New True Anthemi"Despite what Dorothea has said", Kevin Gilbert , single work poetry (p. 66-67)
I Have An Obsession With Polished Bootsi"I have an obsession with polished boots and walk the streets looking for a shoe-shine man", Elizabeth Hodgson , single work poetry (p. 68)
Bleat Beneath a Blanket, Bruce Pascoe , single work review
— Review of Fire Front : First Nations Poetry and Power Today 2020 anthology poetry essay ;

'I often think of the vision of the Old People in constructing our culture on such egalitarian and environmentally loving principles – but that then leads to being overwhelmed by the devastation of soul they must have experienced when the Invaders so wilfully destroyed that social design.' (Introduction)

 (p. 71-75)
Ngayrayagal Didjurigur (Soon Enough)i"Ngayrayagal didjurigur", Joel Davison , single work poetry (p. 76-77)
Experti"Poor me", Ellen van Neerven , single work poetry (p. 78-79)
Dropbear Poeticsi"Tiddalik say", Evelyn Araluen , single work poetry (p. 80-81)
Honey to Lips Bottlebrushi"Young teachings perched on Walkaway Hill", Charmaine Papertalk-Green , single work poetry (p. 82-83)
Invasion Dayi"26th January", Elizabeth Jarrett , single work poetry (p. 84-85)
Native Tonguei"I don't speak my Father's native tongue", Mojo Juju , single work poetry (p. 86-87)
Why Not Be Brothers and Sisters?i"I'm about to inject some blackness into this here affair", Steven Oliver , single work poetry (p. 88-89)
Got Yai"I knew he was mine", Kerry Reed-Gilbert , single work poetry (p. 90-91)
Nanna Emily's Poemi"my father was four when he left his mother", Declan Furber Gillick , single work poetry (p. 92-95)
Are You Beautiful Todayi"are you beautiful today?", Romaine Moreton , single work poetry (p. 96-104)
Say My Namei"My name was my name before", Meleika Gesa-Fatafehi , single work poetry (p. 105-106)
Future Ancestors, Meleika Gesa-Fatafehi , Ethan Enoch-Barlow , Naavikaran , single work multimedia

Future Ancestors depicts the journeys of three spoken word artists. Traversing the multitude of intricacies and intersectional complexities within Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, Pasifika and Indian communities, this moving spoken word piece forges a future of solidarity for all Indigenous people. Ethan Enoch-Barlow, Meleika Gesa-Fatafehi and Naavikaran present this original short-form performance work, creating a space where all voices can be heard.

Source: Metro Arts

 (p. 105-106)
Note: "Say My Name" which is apart of the performance is also published in Fire Front (2020, UQP) and Djed Press.
Lead You to the Shore, Steven Oliver , single work essay
'After all these years, I am still amazed that I can identify with, as if it's my own story and the stories of those I love, someone else's tales of heartbreak from the other side of the continent. They experience tragedy and frustration in the exact same way my mob and I do. 'I Am the Road' by Claire G. Coleman did such a thing to me, provoked my sense of identity, belonging to my ancestry, my place of birth and where I grew up.' (Introduction)
 
 (p. 109-116)
I Am the Roadi"My grandfather was the bush, the coast, salmon gums, hakeas, blue-grey banskias", Claire G. Coleman , single work poetry (p. 117-119)
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