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Fire : a collection of stories, poems and visual images

Delys Bird

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Description:A collection of diverse personal accounts, reflections, artworks and photographs detailing our relationship with fire.The anthology, includes writings from around Australia, a commissioned poem by award winning poet and Margaret River resident Miriam Wei Wei Lo, photographs by Sean Blocksidge and other Margaret River residents and a commissioned story by indigenous playwright, David Milroy. Editor, UWA Research Fellow Delys Bird, has selected 300 works from national and international submissions which capture our fascination with and dependence on fire, its devastating impact, and its capacity to spur great acts of bravery and heroism and to unify communities.The anthology includes moving oral histories, real and contemporary. One riveting account captures the tension experienced by a couple in disagreement over whether to stay and defend their home or leave as the fire rapidly approaches.The collection contrasts accounts of terrifying fires that have devastated parts of Australia with beautiful descriptions and imagery expressing the wonder of the Australian bush to regenerate and flourish despite apparent devastation.Acclaimed indigenous playwright David Milroy writes as a Palyku and as a West Australian, offering insight into his people’s long cultural relationship with fire in his moving piece ‘Walardu and Karla’ the fire that had burned for more than twenty years.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Fire : a collection of stories, poems and visual images. To get started finding Fire : a collection of stories, poems and visual images, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 242

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Margaret River Press

Release: 2013

ISBN: 0987218077

Description: A collection of diverse personal accounts, reflections, artworks and photographs detailing our relationship with fire.The anthology, includes writings from around Australia, a commissioned poem by award winning poet and Margaret River resident Miriam Wei Wei Lo, photographs by Sean Blocksidge and other Margaret River residents and a commissioned story by indigenous playwright, David Milroy. Editor, UWA Research Fellow Delys Bird, has selected 300 works from national and international submissions which capture our fascination with and dependence on fire, its devastating impact, and its capacity to spur great acts of bravery and heroism and to unify communities.The anthology includes moving oral histories, real and contemporary. One riveting account captures the tension experienced by a couple in disagreement over whether to stay and defend their home or leave as the fire rapidly approaches.The collection contrasts accounts of terrifying fires that have devastated parts of Australia with beautiful descriptions and imagery expressing the wonder of the Australian bush to regenerate and flourish despite apparent devastation.Acclaimed indigenous playwright David Milroy writes as a Palyku and as a West Australian, offering insight into his people’s long cultural relationship with fire in his moving piece ‘Walardu and Karla’ the fire that had burned for more than twenty years.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Fire : a collection of stories, poems and visual images. To get started finding Fire : a collection of stories, poems and visual images, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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