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'Too Deadly is a fitting title for this powerful and diverse collection of First Nations writings. Offerings include prose and narrative poetry; flash fiction, fiction and creative non-fiction; and life writing. The writers gathered bring to the fore evocative snippets from the many different nations of Indigenous Australia; the themes range from the personal to the political – the big and the small picture leap off the page.'
Source: Jeanine Leane, Wiradjuri writer, Academic. (Publication Summary)
Notes
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Too Deadly: Our Voice, Our Way, Our Business was developed with funding assistance from the Australia Council for the Arts.
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Featured writers include: Lisa Fuller, Michelle Bedford, Yullara Reed, Chella Goldwin, Samia Goudie, Brenda Gifford, Kerry Reed-Gilbert, Barrina South, Marissa McDowell, Joyce Graham and Samantha Faulkner.
Contents
- Wakingi"I wake", single work poetry (p. 2)
- Surroundsi"the mist encloses", single work poetry (p. 3)
- When Only a Poem Will Doi"'Don't you find it hard?' she queries", single work poetry (p. 4)
- Never Enoughi"I should be doing this", single work poetry (p. 5)
- A Place of Inspirationi"highway drift of pounding", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Who Me?i"I think I’m pretty nifty", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Electronic Intrusionsi"I should be typing", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Floatingi"My face feels the icy tingles of the air as it moves over", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Kindred Spirit—So Many Stories Untoldi"In a world of light and shade", single work poetry (p. 11-12)
- Bird’s Eye Embarkingi"I see what most don’t see", single work poetry (p. 13-14)
- Colour Me Finei"Colours of the Kimberley", single work poetry (p. 15-16)
- Straight up and Back with a Certain Native Pridei"The plan is set", single work poetry (p. 17-18)
- Standing Alone With Othersi"Young babies not off to a good start", single work poetry (p. 19-20)
- I Promise You…She Is Worthyi"Withstand peer pressure", single work poetry (p. 21-23)
- Catch Me If You Cani"Here I sit, on my flower", single work poetry (p. 25-26)
- Wisdomi"Wisdom patiently watches", single work poetry (p. 28-30)
- Morning Dreamingi"awakened from a vivid dream", single work poetry (p. 31-33)
- Islander, single work prose (p. 34-40)
- Ntariai"Rough bark", single work poetry (p. 41-42)
- Flood through the Windowi"The howl is what fills me in the dark", single work poetry (p. 44)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Their Words Blaze : Too Deadly : Our Voice, Our Way, Our Business
2018
single work
review
— Appears in: Verity La , July 2018;
— Review of Too Deadly : Our Voice Our Way Our Business 2017 anthology poetry short story autobiography prose
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Their Words Blaze : Too Deadly : Our Voice, Our Way, Our Business
2018
single work
review
— Appears in: Verity La , July 2018;
— Review of Too Deadly : Our Voice Our Way Our Business 2017 anthology poetry short story autobiography prose
Awards
- 2018 shortlisted Mascara Avant-garde Awards — Anthology
