Fire Front: First Nations Poetry and Power Today

By: Alison Whittaker

Book Overview

This important anthology, curated by Gomeroi poet and academic Alison Whittaker, showcases many respected First Nations poets from this continent alongside some of its rising stars. Featured poets include Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Jack Davis, Ruby Langford Ginibi, Kevin Gilbert, Lisa Bellear, Lionel Fogarty, Kerry Reed-Gilbert, Archie Roach, Alexis Wright, Sam Wagan Watson, Ellen van Neerven, Briggs, Claire G. Coleman, and Tony Birch. Divided into five thematic sections, each is introduced by an essay from a leading Aboriginal writer and thinker - Bruce Pascoe, Ali Cobby Eckermann, Steven Oliver, Chelsea Bond, and Evelyn Araluen Corr - who reflects on the power of First Nations poetry in their own inimitable way. This incredible book is a testament to the renaissance of First Nations poetry happening in Australia right now.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0702262722
• ISBN13: 9780702262722
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: University of Queensland Pr (Australia)
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.7"