A savage turn /
Using his biting wit and refreshing insight into modern and traditional life, Luke Patterson takes readers to forest billabongs, to prisons, and into nightmares of the not-so-distant past. Along the way, he sends up the Australian dream and subverts expectations to create a seductive poetry collecti...
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Broome, Western Australia :
Magabala Books,
2025.
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| Summary: | Using his biting wit and refreshing insight into modern and traditional life, Luke Patterson takes readers to forest billabongs, to prisons, and into nightmares of the not-so-distant past. Along the way, he sends up the Australian dream and subverts expectations to create a seductive poetry collection sampling from a kaleidoscope of critical theory, modernist poetry, postcolonial irony, eco-romanticism and western folklore. |
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| Item Description: | "Luke Patterson is a Gamilaroi poet, musician and educator living on Gadigal land. His work has been published in journals and anthologies nationwide. Luke's research and creative pursuits are grounded in extensive work with First Nations and other community-based organisations across Australia." -- About the author, page 115. This material contains Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) of Australian First Nations peoples. Restrictions on access, copying and publication of this material may apply. |
| Physical Description: | 115 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 112). |
| ISBN: | 9781922777928 1922777927 |