Wita Witalana

look out over

Paul Collis

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01 April 2025

Poetry

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Wita Witalana (look out over), Paul Collis' second collection of poetry, deliberately inhabits space where history is written on the person. But it is a history deeper than, and in contest with, any idea of 'Australia'. Collis asks us not only to see the effects of colonialism on a people, but to experience those effects as someone thrown into its brutal shadows. It mourns old ways of being, the loss of connection with country, and the loss of family and friends while offering a powerful meditation on the complexities of Indigenous life in contemporary Australia. These poems resonate with a deep sense of longing, memory, and the enduring strength of connection to land and culture. They are a powerful call to listen to messages carried through the trees, and a reminder of the stories etched within the Australian soil.

'The searing 'Barkindji' voice reminds us that so much remains unreconciled in the depravity of colonialism, crimson brush strokes on tarnished Dreaming.'

Sam Wagan Watson

By: Paul Collis
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 6mm
Weight: 127g
ISBN: 9781763670174
ISBN 10: 1763670171
Publication Date: 01 April 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active