Extract — AWW’s first guest blog: “Aboriginal Women Writers – The fight for Literacy and Literary Freedom and a true name calling” by Dr June Perkins My search to understand and identify Aboriginal women’s literature began naively and in earnest with a letter to Oodgeroo (Noonuccal).* I was probably twenty and had heard a lotContinue reading “Wonder a Day 22: Aboriginal Women’s Writing – Fighting for Literacy and Literary Freedom”
Wonder a Day 21: Country Spirit
There is a mythical place created in Australian TV drama where country people band together in a flood or storm, or meet at the pub or local country show. City people blow in and upset the equilibrium or finally gain acceptance when they too have been through some drama in the town. In this mythicalContinue reading “Wonder a Day 21: Country Spirit”
Wonder a day 20: Prose is Walking, Poetry is Dancing
Continuation of interview with Hazel Menehira Today’s wonder is words – I love them for what they convey, and authors like to play with them, and poets like to rhyme and make music with them. So the conversation with Hazel continues and touches upon readers and writers – there are many links to follow asContinue reading “Wonder a day 20: Prose is Walking, Poetry is Dancing”
Wonder a Day 19: Prose is Walking – Poetry is Dancing PART 1
Writers who persevere are a wonder! For the next few days you are going to read a conversation between Hazel Menehira and myself. At the end of these few days I will publish the interview in a full post at Creative Souls Converse. I am glad to add to that blog – a showcase inspiringContinue reading “Wonder a Day 19: Prose is Walking – Poetry is Dancing PART 1”
Wonder a day 18: Sunburst
I looked back through my photographs of the last year to discover lots of images of light peering through trees – why do I love these little bursts so much? They symbolise the power of light to reach out and change what you are looking at. A cyclone broken tree with a slice or shimmerContinue reading “Wonder a day 18: Sunburst”
