"Winner of the WA Premier's Book Award for Premier's Prize for Emerging Writer
'This deeply personal book is also an important historical record. Written from the heart and covering a period of time working on Christmas Island with asylum seekers until her return to Australia with an urgency to bear witness, Pettitt-Schipp's steady eye is levelled at a façade of Australian inclusivity and openness ""this land's edge /has always been an invitation/a white-toothed smile/ to walk on"". To those denied entry, those white teeth become menace, exclusion, shark, crocodile. In a book filled with heart-breakingly tender portraits, borders and bodies, sanctions and sanctuary are held close to each other in ways which articulate the space but also, the common ground between ""us"".' – Amanda Joy
'These beautiful Christmas Island poems capture both the despair of asylum seekers imprisoned by rock and sea and their ancient will to continue.' – Gillian Triggs"
By:
Reneé Pettitt-Schipp Imprint: University of Western Aus Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 210mm,
Width: 140mm,
Weight: 400g ISBN:9781742589596 ISBN 10: 1742589596 Pages: 100 Publication Date:01 February 2018 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
