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Winner of the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Poetry 2017
A haunting visit to the International Museum of Slavery, in Liverpool England. A feisty young black girl pushing back against authority. The joy and despair of single parenthood. A love-hate relationship with words.
This collection brings the best of a decade-long international poetry career to the page.
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Winner of the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Poetry 2017
A haunting visit to the International Museum of Slavery, in Liverpool England. A feisty young black girl pushing back against authority. The joy and despair of single parenthood. A love-hate relationship with words.
This collection brings the best of a decade-long international poetry career to the page.
Progress is Australia’s biggest and boldest social change conference – over two days, March 24–25 2026, the conference will share ideas, build connections, and shape a better future. These are the titles we will have available for you to browse and purchase at our conference bookshop, while stocks last.
Please note: if you would like to purchase any of these titles during the duration of the conference, please visit our conference bookshop, as we do not offer click and collect. Prices and availability shown online may vary from conference bookshop stock.
Read beloved and emerging Australian poets like Judith Bishop, Maxine Beneba Clarke and Nam Le.
Maxine Beneba Clarke is an award winning Australian poet and writer of fiction for adults and children.