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Ali Cobby Eckermann Ali Cobby Eckermann i(A96913 works by) (a.k.a. Alison Cobby Eckermann)
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Yankunytjatjara ; Aboriginal Kokatha
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1 Story Tree Ali Cobby Eckermann , Joy Harjo , 2024 single work poetry
— Appears in: Woven : First Nations Poetic Conversations from the Fair Trade Project 2024;
1 3 y separately published work icon She Is the Earth Ali Cobby Eckermann , Broome : Magabala Books , 2023 25774215 2023 single work novella

'She Is the Earth is the luminous new verse novel from celebrated poet Ali Cobby Eckermann. It charts a journey through grief and celebrates the healing power of Country. We follow Eckermann’s soft footfalls in the open (but far from empty) spaces between earth and sky; from sandstone to wetlands, from plains to mountain ranges.

'Eckermann’s writing soars in this meditative and transformative piece. Soaked in lightness and dark, history and dreaming, her words will move you, shake you, devastate you and uplift you. This book is full of unexpected beauty in slow, contemplative moments. Read it to see the ‘She’ in and around all of us.' (Publication summary)
1 PTSD i "hey Man you wanna talk about ptsd", Ali Cobby Eckermann , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Journal , vol. 12 no. 1 2022; (p. 116)
1 The Extinction of Kindness i "get out of here someone yells", Ali Cobby Eckermann , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 4 June 2022; (p. 20)
1 Australantis i "Australantis there’s a whole ocean filled with sand between what was and what will be", Ali Cobby Eckermann , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 4 June 2022; (p. 20)
1 Story Tree i "Ali, Sister-", Ali Cobby Eckermann , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Best of Australian Poems 2021 2021; (p. 182) A Line in the Sand 2023;
1 Grandmother's Law Should Never Be Broken Ali Cobby Eckermann , 2020 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Grandmothers : Essays by 21st-century Grandmothers 2020;
1 Medicine In, Obligation Out Ali Cobby Eckermann , 2020 single work essay
— Appears in: Fire Front : First Nations Poetry and Power Today 2020; (p. 143-147) 'It is an honour to respond to this selection of poems. The challenge was how best to highlight the implication contained in each work, so superseded by style. There was little I could say; the poems stood on their own merit. I felt each poem reiterated the telling of stories, linked by the intergenerarional experiences that often repeat without repair. I wanted to highlight how our history repeats. Every poem exists as part of that cycle. The poems show how the Western models of poetry and linear time are charades in Aboriginal poetry. For me, it was important to rejoice at how the weaving of language is resurgent. I felt excited as during this process the poets' names created their own signature poem of lives, experiences and families.' (Introduction) 
 
1 Untitled i "as if their passion is a shroud against the sun they", Ali Cobby Eckermann , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , May no. 96 2020;
1 Canoe Ali Cobby Eckermann , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Love Is Strong as Death 2019;
1 Something Unforgettable Ali Cobby Eckermann , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: TEXT : The Journal of the Australian Association of Writing Programs , October vol. 23 no. 2 2019;
— Review of Aboriginal Country Lisa Bellear , 2018 selected work poetry
1 (Kuru Waru) Bushfires Eyes i "There are bushfires burning in my eyes", Ali Cobby Eckermann , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 February no. 89 2019;
1 A Manifesto To A Generous Life Ali Cobby Eckermann , 2018 single work column
— Appears in: Land Rights News , August vol. 8 no. 2 2018; (p. 22)
1 1 y separately published work icon Listen to Me Donna Abela , Eunice Andrada , Ali Cobby Eckermann , Alison Croggon , Candy Royalle , Ania Walwicz , Andrée Greenwell (composer), Australia : Green Room Music , 2018 16638793 2018 anthology lyric/song

'‘Listen to Me’ is a collection of songs, words and music made in response to the current debate in Australia about gendered violence. It contains factual quotes, personal stories and originally commissioned lyrics by Donna Abela, Eunice Andrada, Ali Cobby Eckermann, Alison Croggon, Candy Royalle and Ania Walwicz, with Hilary Bell as the project dramaturg.' (Production summary)
1 The Cave of Bliss i "I want to climb back", Ali Cobby Eckermann , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 404 2018; (p. 15)
1 Nuclear Waste Dumps i "It’s like burning a book, or a bad chapter", Ali Cobby Eckermann , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Peril : An Asian-Australian Journal , August no. 34 2018;
1 Whose Heart Is This i "I saw through my grandmothers eyes", Ali Cobby Eckermann , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Griffith Review , no. 60 2018; (p. 96)
1 Sitting in Your Body Michelle Cahill , Ali Cobby Eckermann , 2018 single work interview
— Appears in: The Lifted Brow , March no. 37 2018; (p. 49-51)

'Award-winning poets Ali Cobby Eckermann and Michelle Cahill talk memory, colonisation, and erasure in our continuing Poets in Conversation series.
1 Driving to Port Augusta for Australia Day i "Wai are you saddened", Ali Cobby Eckermann , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Lifted Brow , March no. 37 2018; (p. 45)
1 There Is a Void i "there is a void inside of me", Ali Cobby Eckermann , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Lifted Brow , March no. 37 2018; (p. 44)
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