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Graham Akhurst Graham Akhurst i(7987426 works by)
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal
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1 Empire Builder. i "I was living with my wife in Queens.", Graham Akhurst , 2023 single work poetry
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2023; Meanjin , September vol. 82 no. 3 2023; (p. 126-128)
1 New York City i "Living with my wife in Queens,", Graham Akhurst , 2023 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 September no. 110 2023;
1 3 y separately published work icon Borderland Graham Akhurst , Crawley : UWA Publishing , 2023 26505784 2023 single work novel young adult horror

'Jono, a city-born Indigenous teenager is trying to figure out who he really is. Life in Brisbane hasn't exactly made him feel connected to his Country or community. Luckily, he's got his best friend, Jenny, who has been by his side through their hectic days at St Lucia Private.

'After graduating, Jono and Jenny score gigs at the Aboriginal Performing Arts Centre and an incredible opportunity comes knocking - interning with a documentary crew. Their mission? To promote a big government mining project in the wild western Queensland desert. The catch? The details are sketchy, and the land is rumoured to be sacred. But who cares? Jono is stoked just to be part of something meaningful. Plus, he gets to be the lead presenter!

'Life takes a turn when they land in Gambari, a tiny rural town far from the hustle and bustle of the city. Suddenly, Jono's intuition becomes his best guide. He's haunted by an eerie omen of death, battling suffocating panic attacks, and even experiencing visions of Wudun - a malevolent spirit from the Dreaming. What's the real story behind the gas mining venture? Are the documentary crew hiding something from Jono? And could Wudun be a messenger from the land, fighting back against the invasion?

'Borderland is a heart-pounding horror gothic that follows Jono on an epic quest to find himself in the face of unbelievable challenges. Graham Akhurst, the brilliant mind behind this coming-of-age gem, is a Fulbright scholar from the Kokomini of Northern Queensland. Brace yourself for a fresh, mind-bending tale exploring Indigenous identity, the impact of colonization, and what happens when you take a stand.' (Publication summary)

1 Bird’s Nest i "At Nundah cemetery", Graham Akhurst , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Meanjin , Winter vol. 80 no. 2 2021;
1 Sunlight / Dear Mum i "Dr Bentley let me take you out today. If you're careful not to", Graham Akhurst , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Island , no. 159 2020; (p. 82)
1 Land-scape i "The pastoralists cultivate. Strong hands weathered", Graham Akhurst , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Anthology 2018; (p. 48)
1 Haunted i "I watch", Graham Akhurst , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Meet Me at the Intersection 2018;
1 Desert i "I witness", Graham Akhurst , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Meet Me at the Intersection 2018;
1 Dormant i "I see", Graham Akhurst , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Meet Me at the Intersection 2018;
1 Dream Graham Akhurst , 2018 sequence poetry
— Appears in: Meet Me at the Intersection 2018;
1 River Home i "I built a house on a bridge over the Mitchell River. I liked the sound of rushing", Graham Akhurst , 2017 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Journal , vol. 7 no. 1 2017; (p. 55)
1 The Kadaitcha Sung i "A black feather", Graham Akhurst , 2017 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 394 2017;

Akhurst reads a poem inspired by Sam Watson's novel The Kadaitcha Sung and explains its genesis and the importance of the book to his own writing.

1 Clutching the Void Graham Akhurst , 2016 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Westerly , vol. 61 no. 1 2016; (p. 228-234)
1 थाई = Thai i "We walk to your home = हम एक चमकती ढलती रात में तुम्हारे घर जाते हैं", Graham Akhurst , Ajay Navaria (translator), 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , October no. 55.1 2016;
1 y separately published work icon Response: Poetry by Graham Akhurst Graham Akhurst , 2016 10229417 2016 single work poetry

'Indigenous writer Graham Akhurst has created a series of poems in response to five photographs in 'Over the fence: Contemporary Indigenous photography from the Corrigan Collection'.' (SoundCloud website)

1 Fracking i "lured", Graham Akhurst , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Verity La , October 2015;
1 Master of the Ghost Dreaming i "A bloodied sunset reminds us", Graham Akhurst , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Verity La , May 2015;
1 Unfold i "Sitting on the rocks", Graham Akhurst , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June-July no. 372 2015; (p. 23)
1 Jenna i "He sat in the cabin in the woods where he had fled to, because his mind was", Graham Akhurst , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , no. 50.0 2015;
1 Lyndhurst Graham Akhurst , 2014 single work prose
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , October no. 16 2014;
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