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Claire G. Coleman Claire G. Coleman i(9648274 works by)
Born: Established: Perth, Western Australia, ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Noongar / Nyoongar / Nyoongah / Nyungar / Nyungah/Noonygar ; Aboriginal Wirlomin
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1 Words Are Weapons Claire G. Coleman , 2021 single work essay
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2021; Meanjin , Summer vol. 80 no. 4 2021;

'Words are weapons. Stories are dangerous, for they define who we are, they define our history; they can be weaponised. Stories and history are tools and weapons of war. Stories can be used as part of genocide, because if you say a people are extinct other people might believe it. Stories can be part of genocide because you can use stories to erase a culture.'  (Introduction)
1 The Hook i "The Colony won’t let me breathe", Claire G. Coleman , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 May no. 101 2021;
1 3 y separately published work icon Lies, Damned Lies Lies, Damned Lies : A Personal Exploration of the Impact of Colonialism Claire G. Coleman , Ultimo : Ultimo Press , 2021 21618576 2021 single work autobiography

'"This is a difficult piece to write. It cuts closer to the bone than most of what I have written; closer to my bones, through my blood and flesh to the bones of truth and country; there is truth here, not disguised but in the open and that truth hurts."

​'In Lies, Damned Lies acclaimed author Claire G. Coleman, a proud Noongar woman, takes the reader on a journey through the past, present and future of Australia, lensed through her own experience. Beautifully written, this literary work blends the personal with the political, offering readers an insight into the stark reality of the ongoing trauma of Australia’s violent colonisation.

​'Colonisation in Australia is not over. Colonisation is a process, not an event – and the after-effects will continue while there are still people to remember it.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 Write-ful Fury Claire G. Coleman , 2021 single work essay
— Appears in: Women of a Certain Rage 2021; (p. 132-138)
1 Harold Thomas and the Legacy of Albert Namatjira Claire G. Coleman , 2020 single work essay
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2020;
1 The Flag Is Art, Art Is Copyright Claire G. Coleman , 2020 single work essay
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2020;
1 Wish You Were Claire G. Coleman , 2020 single work short story
— Appears in: Collisions : Fictions of the Future : An Anthology of Australian Writers of Colour 2020; (p. 131-136)
1 Truganini i "Two men died here; hung by the neck, the first executions", Claire G. Coleman , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Peril : An Asian-Australian Journal , no. 44 2020;
1 The Mists of Down Below Claire G. Coleman , 2020 single work novella
— Appears in: Griffith Review , no. 70 2020; (p. 195-228)
1 Ostraka Claire G. Coleman , 2020 single work short story
— Appears in: After Australia 2020; (p. 127-142)
1 Hidden in Plain Sight Claire G. Coleman , 2020 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Meanjin , June vol. 79 no. 2 2020; (p. 58-61) 'This is a difficult piece to write. It cuts closer to the bone than most of what I have written; closer to my bones, through my blood and flesh to the bones of truth and country. There is truth here, not disguised but in the open, and that truth hurts. As I caress the truth with my blood and bones I find it increasingly hard to breathe. At the core is a discussion I had with my dad, Graham Coleman, a Noongar man and a member of what some of us have come to call the ‘Hidden Generation’' (Introduction)
1 Prosper, Crash, Lane, Notice Claire G. Coleman , 2020 single work prose
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 20-26 June 2020;
1 1 That Wadjela Tongue i "The urge to tell my truth is resting upon me like a fever; like a weight; like a hot sodden blanket.", Claire G. Coleman , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , January / February no. 418 2020; (p. 56)
1 It’s Not Your Rock Claire G. Coleman , 2019 single work essay
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2019;
1 The Old Lie Claire G. Coleman , 2019 single work extract
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2019;
1 They Want Me Dead Whether I Fight Them Or Not Claire G. Coleman , 2019 single work column
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2019;
1 R Equals V Over I i "My country runs hot through my veins", Claire G. Coleman , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Journal , vol. 9 no. 1 2019; (p. 37)
1 Pelin i "Tequila and absinth, fire, fury and the green fay", Claire G. Coleman , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Verity La , September 2019; Author's note: Inspired by ‘Primavera’ by James Gleeson
1 Sweet Claire G. Coleman , 2019 single work short story young adult
— Appears in: Kindred : 12 Queer #LoveOzYA Stories 2019; (p. 151-180)
1 Boodjar Ngan Djoorla - Country, My Bones Claire G. Coleman , 2019 single work essay
— Appears in: Griffith Review , January no. 63 2019; (p. 47-52)

'My bones are in the soul of Country, and Country is in my bones. My veins are the creeks that flow to the sea and never quite reach it; walled off by sand, drying up in the sun. They only flow out, break the walls when the sky cries. The sky is all cried out.' (Publication abstract)
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