The sky runs right through us : poems from the edge of the Indian Ocean / Renée Pettitt-Schipp.
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TextSeries: UWAP poetry seriesPublisher: Crawley, W.A. : UWA Publishing, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Description: 118 pages ; 21 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781742589596; 1742589596Subject(s): Asylum seekers -- Australia -- Poetry | Australian poetry -- 21st centuryGenre/Form: Poetry. Summary: "This deeply personal book is also an important historical record. Written from the heart and covering a period of time working on Christmas Island with asylum seekers until her return to Australia with an urgency to bear witness, Pettitt-Schipp's steady eye is levelled at a facade of Australian inclusivity and openness "this land's edge /has always been an invitation/a white-toothed smile/ to walk on". To those denied entry, those white teeth become menace, exclusion, shark, crocodile. In a book filled with heart-breakingly tender portraits, borders and bodies, sanctions and sanctuary are held close to each other in ways which articulate the space but also, the common ground between "us"."--Amanda Joy.
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Adult Nonfiction | 821. 4A[W] /PET (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111074276591 |
"This deeply personal book is also an important historical record. Written from the heart and covering a period of time working on Christmas Island with asylum seekers until her return to Australia with an urgency to bear witness, Pettitt-Schipp's steady eye is levelled at a facade of Australian inclusivity and openness "this land's edge /has always been an invitation/a white-toothed smile/ to walk on". To those denied entry, those white teeth become menace, exclusion, shark, crocodile. In a book filled with heart-breakingly tender portraits, borders and bodies, sanctions and sanctuary are held close to each other in ways which articulate the space but also, the common ground between "us"."--Amanda Joy.
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