Eclipse weaves reflections on Country with affirmation and cheek, fusing Beyoncé with quantum physics. Through free verse, experimental and concrete poems, Kirli Saunders taps into the rhythm of Ancestral wisdom, offering connection and healing from the wounds of love, grief and our Nation’s shared history. These poems celebrate the enduring strength found in kinship and Country itself and, at its heart, Eclipse is a dedication to Kirli’s fierce and undying love for her community. Accompanied by Kirli’s minimalist portraits and sketches drawn from the earth, Eclipse dances rhythmically through time and space, reminding us that both joy and sorrow are part of the same path. Kirli’s playful and intentional verse brings us back to the Old Ways, while offering a fresh blak queer lens through which to view the present and future. Through this collection, Kirli invites readers to find themselves among the stars, grounded in the earth, and held in the constant embrace of Country, community and the cosmos.
Man on a Mission: From Cherbourg to Lake Gkula
Uncle Noel Blair is a fighter. Born in the 1940s, he grew up at Cherbourg under ‘the Act’ – Queensland’s notoriously repressive legislation that controlled
