#DegrowthLitMonth: Dark Emu

Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe Published by Magabala books Pages: 278 ISBN: 9781921248016 Release date: March 1, 2014 Dark Emu is an incredibly well-researched book which uses the diaries and notes of British colonizers to paint a very different picture of pre-colonial Australia than that which we are often told. Far from being "primitive hunter-gatherers", … Continue reading #DegrowthLitMonth: Dark Emu

#DegrowthLitMonth: Sand Talk

Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World, by Tyson Yunkaporta 256/288 pages Publisher: Harper One in the United States ISBN: 978-0062975621 Publisher: Text publishing in Australia Published: 3rd Sept 2019 ISBN: 9781922790514 In Sand Talk, Tyson Yunkaporta brings an Indigenous perspective to various aspects of our lives, including money, eduction, power, economics and … Continue reading #DegrowthLitMonth: Sand Talk

#TasmanianLitMonth: Bushfires

Poem and context written by Dr Cameron Hindrum Dr. Cameron Hindrum is a distinguished novelist, poet, teacher, and playwright. His most recent award is the Tasmanian Literary Award 2022 from the University of Tasmania, for the manuscript of his new novel, The Sand. He also coordinated the Tasmanian Poetry Festival for 17 years. Bushfires are … Continue reading #TasmanianLitMonth: Bushfires