The Raptures of the Weapon
Poet Les Wicks questions blind certainties that can lead to violence and hate.
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The Asylum Poems
With unflinching focus, these poems by Lisa Jacobson depict the plight of those seeking asylum in Australia.
Stones
Jordan Roux questions the death penalty through the last words of 21 Texan inmates executed by lethal injection.
Redemption
Poet Sanam Sharma explores the meaning of democracy when religious and communal segregation is used within communities.
Black Lives Matter: a generation-defining movement rooted in love
Anika Basset reviews Patrisse Khan-Cullors’ memoir, When They Call You a Terrorist.
David
Poet Andy Jackson writes about bodily difference and in his latest collection he explores Marfan Syndrome through a series of portraits.
The power of the student press
Sally Percival Wood’s book, Dissent: The student press in 1960s Australia, exemplifies the power students can wield against social and political injustices.
What Water Brings
West Australian award-winning writer and educator Reneé Pettitt-Schipp writes about her experience teaching English and Art to asylum seeker and islander students on Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands from 2011 to 2014.
Exploring human trafficking in fiction
Zana Fraillon’s latest novel, The Ones That Disappeared, haunts the reader with a tale of three children searching for a happy future free from slavery
Vacation During Wartime
Poet Vivienne Mohan considers the impact of war on everyday lives.