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'In this beautifully crafted, evocative and poignant anthology of prose and fiction, a diverse group of young black writers are encouraged to find strength in their voices and what is important to them. maar bidi is a journey into what it is to be young, a person of colour and a minority in divergent and conflicting worlds. All talk to what is meaningful to them, whilst connecting the old and the new, the ancient and the contemporary in a variety of ways.
'These young essayists, critics, novelists, poets, authors shake down words and works to find styles, forms and meanings that have influenced them and all their writings. These pieces are snapshots of peoples, places and perception.' (Publication summary)
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This anthology is split into three parts : 'watchful eye of mother', 'the stuff of dreams', and 'sunrises are my eyes'.
Contents
- Walking Amongst the Treesi"Walking amongst the trees, I am content.", single work poetry (p. 3)
- Its Own Kind of Musici"The wind carries the smell of the sea to my face", single work poetry (p. 4)
- Loss of Innocence, single work prose (p. 5)
- Naturei"The seasons change.", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Nanna's Garden, single work prose (p. 7-8)
- Nani"The beckoning of the trees, hear the urgent whispering", single work poetry (p. 9)
- My Blood Runs Throughi"They say home is a place where you feel most comfortable.", single work poetry (p. 10-12)
- Navigating Homei"When will I be able to learn?", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Takei"We have no rights,", single work prose (p. 14)
- Feelings, single work prose (p. 15-16)
- A Dreami"I have a dream", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Mother Earthi"You say mining is for a better future", single work poetry (p. 18)
- I Have a Dreami"Dreaming is about escaping reality", single work poetry (p. 19)
- The Day I Caught My First Fish, single work prose (p. 20-22)
- Spearfishingi"the danger", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Speari"you", single work prose (p. 24)
- Coast, single work prose (p. 25-27)
- I Can Do Anythingi"When I look out from the window, I hope to see a better morning", single work poetry (p. 28)
- At Twoi"At two it's waking up to see your mother's eyes and making shapes", single work poetry (p. 33)
- The Rainbowi"Why is black not in the rainbow?", single work poetry (p. 34)
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Maar Bidi : Carving Sovereignty and Desire in Indigenous Youth Storytelling
2021
single work
essay
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , no. 100 2021;'Academia has inherited a long history of non-Indigenous people speaking for Indigenous people and defining Indigeneity and Indigenous cultural heritage – each recurring act erasing Indigenous voices and agencies to speak. Within the discipline of Indigenous Studies, scholars are carving out new transformative pedagogical spaces to create Indigenous-determined stories and storylines. We advocate that, now more than ever, next-generation Indigenous storytelling is needed to nurture intergenerational story cycles which imagine and enliven Indigenous-determined futures.' (Introduction)
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Maar Bidi : Carving Sovereignty and Desire in Indigenous Youth Storytelling
2021
single work
essay
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , no. 100 2021;'Academia has inherited a long history of non-Indigenous people speaking for Indigenous people and defining Indigeneity and Indigenous cultural heritage – each recurring act erasing Indigenous voices and agencies to speak. Within the discipline of Indigenous Studies, scholars are carving out new transformative pedagogical spaces to create Indigenous-determined stories and storylines. We advocate that, now more than ever, next-generation Indigenous storytelling is needed to nurture intergenerational story cycles which imagine and enliven Indigenous-determined futures.' (Introduction)
