Welcome to Litsy!

This pretty little cover belies the contents. And maybe that‘s the point? A metaphor for Australia perhaps?

This collection of poems & essays explore Australia‘s colonialist history, stories & literature. New light is shone on iconic stories Australians hold dear, like Gumnut Babies.

I had to work hard to process it & supported my understanding by listening to interviews with the author & reading reviews.

Very clever & thought provoking 🖤💛❤️

Thought I should finally read this since it‘s just won the Stella Prize. Interesting interplay of Aboriginal, colonial and modern Australian culture. I really enjoyed the pieces about her partner and family which tended to be the most straightforward. While I recognised a lot of the tropes, iconography and literary references, I think I‘d need a more academic understanding of literature to fully get it. Have you read this @MrsMalaprop ?

Just finished. Highly recommend

Coming down from my 41st b‘day high. Tagged is a book of poetry I got from my partner as 1 of his birthday gifts to me. I wanted it as it said in the latest Readings paper that it contains a poem about the gumnut babies! Other gifts included a red, vintage dress to wear to a neighbour‘s wedding next weekend, a cushion for my new place and some beautiful loose leaf tea. The Goddess bubbling milk bath is part of a pamper pack from my mother in law.

Morning poetry

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Weekend poetry