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First Nations voices from the NT, a powerful collection of contemporary poetry.
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All that holds water is Life

a First Nations Poetry Anthology

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    30 March 2027

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Summary

Developed through extensive travel, workshops, and conversations, and encompassing desert, freshwater and saltwater Country, this sublime collection of poetic voices and poetry brings together established and first-time writers whilst deliberately broadening and playing with the idea of what poetry can be.

At its heart, this anthology is about memory, family, Country, cultural commemoration, contemporary experience, survival, self-determination and the authority of First Nations story…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781925768183
ISBN-10:192576818X
Author:Ali Cobby Eckermann
Publisher:Magabala Books
Imprint:Magabala Books
Format:Paperback
Release Date:30 March 2027
Weight:300g
About The Author

Ali Cobby Eckermann

Ali Cobby Eckermann is an acclaimed Yankunytjatjara poet, memoirist, and artist whose writing explores Country, family, identity, Stolen Generations histories, grief, resilience, and cultural memory.

Her books include the award-winning verse novel Ruby Moonlight, the memoir Too Afraid to Cry, and poetry collections Inside My Mother, Love Dreaming & Other Poems, and little bit long time.

Her work has received major national and international recognition, including the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards Book of the Year and Kenneth Slessor Prize for Ruby Moonlight, and the prestigious Windham-Campbell Prize for Poetry in 2017. Cobby Eckermann’s poetry has been published and celebrated internationally, establishing her as a significant voice in contemporary Australian and First Nations literature.

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