the first sequel. reading revival 2 reads ngarla songs by alexander brown & brian geytenbeek: a collection of 20C indigenous songs translated from ngarla into english. for previous revival incarnation hit link below.
wirrkaru jingkiri is described as a musterer, fencer and pearl sheller (p 47). his first poem 'wiyurkarra'/'fast work', like miriny-mirinyarra jingkiri's 'wupuri' concerns horse riding. just five lines, its an interesting contrast to the long romantic ballad horseriding poems of colonial poets adam lindsay gordon & banjo patterson.
posted by michaelf @ 7:44 AM
this blog is not about me, but about interesting books. but as i dont have a personal blog heres the brief info on my own books: 1) ode ode, salt 2003; 2) (new): BREAK ME OUCH, 3 deep, 2006 (graphic poetry). to purchase go to my publisher's websites or (or for any other reason) email me - readingrevival at gmail dot com. a raiders guide coming soon from giramondo.
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thanks for yr comments stuey; do u have any ideas of alternative layouts? perhaps the reverse: ngarla on right english on left? wd have an interesting effect as it might read as a translation from the english .. i admit i concentrated on the english also. yet it wasnt a purely left right reading .. i go back & forth - especially when interested in a particular structure or phrase.
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