Two tongues
Neerven, Maria van2026
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From the 2023 David Unaipon Award winner comes this powerful, poignant poetry collection that celebrates and reclaims Indigenous voices and language. Written with a tender love for her Yugambeh language, Maria van Neerven reflects on the legacy of colonisation and racism, and the aftermath of intergenerational harm. At the same time, she shines a light on the importance of family and culture, celebrating the Indigenous women who guided and taught her - extraordinary women filled with resilience and strength. In this way, van Neerven reclaims the stories of her ancestors, giving a voice to those who weren't allowed one in the past. Two Tongues regathers what has been stolen to reassemble a life of compassion and - above all - love for family and Blak pride.
Main title:
Two tongues / Maria van Neerven.
Author:
Neerven, Maria van, author
Work:
Imprint:
St Lucia, Queensland : University of Queensland Press, 2026.©2026
Collation:
100 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9780702271038 (paperback)
Dewey class:
A821.4
Language:
English
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BRN:
496686