Gold Digger

Lisa Collyer

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Life Before Man
22 September 2025

Poetry; Poetry by individual poets

Gold Digger challenges the enduring myths of domesticity by portraying women as breadwinners, unearthing the realities of labour, aspiration, and social mobility. Collyer deftly reveals how women's work - often overlooked or undervalued - has always been present, from the kitchen to the corridors of power. Motifs of unfair play and erasure echo throughout, reaching even the highest tiers of government, including Parliament House.

The collection features The Grape Picker[s], shortlisted for the Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize (2025).

By: Lisa Collyer
Imprint: Life Before Man
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 225mm, Width: 140mm,
ISBN: 9781763600935
ISBN 10: 1763600939
Pages: 140
Publication Date: 22 September 2025
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lisa Collyer is a writer and educator based in Boorloo (Perth). She is the author of How to Order Eggs Sunny Side Up (Life Before Man, 2023), which was shortlisted for the Dorothy Hewett Award. Her personal essay Prolonged Exposure appears in Women of a Certain Courage (Fremantle Press, 2025), and her poem 'The Grape Pickers' was shortlisted for the Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize (2025). In the same year, she was awarded an artist residency at Bundanon Art Museum, where she will develop new work exploring climate grief. Gold Digger is her second poetry collection.