Description

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Both wild and dynamic in its flair and vision, this collection of poetry maps the songlines—the poemlines—of an Australia scarred by invasion and injustice, yet brims with the vital energies of creativity and resilience. With striking immediacy, Watson’s often satirical take on contemporary Australia, with its acquisitiveness and materialism, bears witness to an ancient culture protesting against the implacable march of development. Honest, powerful, and compelling, this new collection from one of Australia’s most recognized Indigenous poets reveals the ways love might go wrong, but, equally, its transformative power to heal and resonate in unexpected ways. Love Poems and Death Threats breaks new ground for Indigenous Australian writing and adds to Samuel Wagan Watson’s reputation as one of Australia’s most exciting poets.

About the Author

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Samuel Wagan Watson is the author of five collections of poetry: The Curse Words; Hotel Bone; Itinerant Blues; Of Muse, Meandering and Midnight, which won the David Unaipon prize for unpublished Indigenous writers; and Smoke Encrypted Whispers, which won the New South Wales Premier’s Book of the Year and the Kenneth Slessor Prize. His work has been translated into seven languages, inspired various musical compositions, and been the subject of film and television productions and visual art projects.