A Savage Turn by Luke Patterson - ISBN: 9781922777928
Paperback
Searing poetry confronts nightmares, subverts dreams, and bites with savage wit.

A Savage Turn

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  • Paperback

    112 pages

  • Release Date

    12 August 2025

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Summary

A Savage Turn is a searing debut from a Gamilaroi author. Using his biting wit and refreshing insight into modern and traditional life, Luke Patterson takes readers to forest billabongs, to prisons, and into nightmares of the not so distant past. Along the way, he sends up the Australian dream and subverts expectations to create a seductive poetry collection sampling from a kaleidoscope of critical theory, modernist poetry, postcolonial irony, eco-romanticism and western folklore.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781922777928
ISBN-10:1922777927
Author:Luke Patterson
Publisher:Magabala Books
Imprint:Magabala Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:112
Release Date:12 August 2025
Weight:130g
Dimensions:198mm x 140mm x 9mm
About The Author

Luke Patterson

Luke Patterson is a Gamilaroi poet, folklorist and musician living on Gadigal lands. His poetry has appeared in Cordite, Plumwood Mountain, Rabbit, Running Dog and The Suburban Review. Luke is currently a Wheeler Center Next Chapter fellow and Sydney Review of Books Juncture fellow for 2022. His research and creative pursuits are grounded in extensive work with First Nations and other community-based organisations across Australia.

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