Product Description
- 2024 SHORTLIST – NSW PREMIER’S LITERARY AWARDS (NEW WRITING)
This debut collection of poetry explores the threads and gaps in family and national story — both oral and archival — to connect multiple generations of migration, separation, adoption, secrecy and reunion. The poems connect seemingly distant times and places — from slave plantations in North America, to the rookeries of London, a bend in the Nepean River and a street corner in The Rocks — and pay homage to other poets communing with ‘archival women’, including Jeanine Leanne, Natalie Harkin, Elfie Shiosaki and M. NourbeSe Philip.
REVIEWS
“ A marvellous debut, fierce and tender. Alex McInnis explores the burdens of generations, the secrets and whispers, the sorrows and horrors of the past with breath-taking beauty, honesty and poignancy. Every word is perfect.” GRACE KARSKENS
“[This] is bold and brave, insightful and unforgiving. It is truly something new and audaciously, something great. A bold new voice in Australian writing.” JUDGES’ COMMENTS, 2024 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards
