Black Life
eBook - PDF

Black Life

  1. 128 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Black Life

About this book

From award-winning playwright, author and activist Jack Davis comes this important and essential poetry collection. Black Life is a powerful and unflinching exploration of Aboriginal identity, resilience and resistance. Through vivid imagery and lyrical honesty, Davis gives voice to the struggles and triumphs of First Nations people, confronting themes of dispossession, cultural survival and the enduring strength of community. His poetry is both deeply personal and profoundly political, weaving together stories of pain and hope to challenge readers and celebrate the richness of Aboriginal heritage. Black Life stands as a testament to Davis' s role as a leading voice in Australian literature and a tireless advocate for justice.

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Information

Publisher
University of Queensland Press
Year
2026
eBook ISBN
9780702273018
Subtopic
Poetry

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Author Biography
  3. Title Page
  4. Imprint Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Introduction by Kim Scott
  8. Foreword by Oodgeroo
  9. Black Life
  10. Firefly
  11. Earth People
  12. Open
  13. The Boy
  14. My Mother the Land
  15. Need
  16. Eternity
  17. Tapestry
  18. She
  19. No Name
  20. Shop Wife
  21. The Old Man and the Flower
  22. Rainbow
  23. Magnolia
  24. Anniversary
  25. The Elder
  26. A Night in the Bush
  27. Storm in the Morning
  28. Dial
  29. I Am
  30. The Land at the Brewery
  31. Poor Humble Cow
  32. Cell Death
  33. Three Generations
  34. The Vine 1
  35. Move In
  36. A Lament for All Those Who Have Passed On and the Arrival of Black Bureaucracy
  37. A Letter to the Shade of Charles Darwin
  38. Portrait
  39. Boyagin Rock
  40. The Writers
  41. Decay
  42. Framework
  43. Pot Plant
  44. Bitten
  45. Rottnest
  46. Spun Out
  47. The Other Cross
  48. The Vine 2
  49. Cyclone
  50. The Boy on the Skateboard
  51. Third World Child
  52. The Searchers
  53. Sleep Time
  54. The Album
  55. Summer Scene
  56. The Dog Across the Street
  57. Let Go
  58. Sleep
  59. Back
  60. Physiotherapy
  61. Roses
  62. Gino’s
  63. Time
  64. Hurt
  65. The Weaving
  66. The School House
  67. Real Name
  68. Remembering
  69. The Fight to Save Bennett Brook
  70. Loving
  71. Forest Giant
  72. Trees
  73. At the Movies
  74. The Elusive Line
  75. Mopoke
  76. Food
  77. Boat of Dreams
  78. Knuckle Down
  79. To Ron and Catherine Berndt
  80. Black Art
  81. From the Plane Window
  82. The Wanderers
  83. One Way Street
  84. The Question Mark
  85. Hospital
  86. Mutation
  87. Our Land
  88. Summer Breeze
  89. Raindrops
  90. Let Me Be
  91. Birds in the Evening
  92. Two Fold
  93. Roo Hunt
  94. Red Robin
  95. Iron Ore
  96. Drought Kondinin 1981
  97. Eventuality
  98. John Pat
  99. More First Nations Classics

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