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Maar bidi : next generation black writing / with an introduction by Kim Scott ; edited by Elfie Shiosaki and Linda Martin.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: Broome, Western Australia : Magabala Books Aboriginal Corporation, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Description: xii, 87 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781925936421
  • 1925936422
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 820.8089915 23
Contents:
Watchful eye of mother -- The stuff of dreams -- Sunrises are my eyes.
Summary: 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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Jessie Street National Women's Library General Stacks 820.8089915 MAA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available for reference in the library and ILL 90675

Watchful eye of mother -- The stuff of dreams -- Sunrises are my eyes.

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.

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