Dreaming in the urban areas
Bellear, Lisa, 1961-2024
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Now included in UQP's First Nations Classics series with an introduction from Kirli Saunders, Dreaming in the Urban Areas is an unforgettable work of Indigenous poetry. Lisa Bellear's poetry moves sharply between street-smart portrayals of poverty and dispossession, and the complexity of Black love, identity and experience. She reaches into the unspeakable parts of a colonial past in order to unpick the ongoing repercussions of Australia's invasion and history. Written with poetic prowess and political bite, Bellear's work is a reckoning force set against a backdrop of urban community and strength. Her boundless energy and activism shine throughout, ensuring that each poem has a striking clarity of vision. Dreaming in the Urban Areas is an incandescent work of integrity and truth that charts the enduring struggles for survival and recognition.
Main title:
Dreaming in the urban areas / Lisa Bellear ; introduction by Kirli Saunders.
Author:
Bellear, Lisa, 1961-, authorSaunders, Kirli, introduction
Edition:
Second edition.
Imprint:
St. Lucia, Qld. : University of Queensland Press, 2024.St Lucia, Queensland : University of Queensland Press, 2024.
Collation:
xv, 92 pages ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
First published in 1996.
Contents:
A Family Tribute to Lisa BellearContentsIntroduction by Kirli SaundersPART ICOME DANCIN'GriefHanover Street Brunswick 3056Writer's BlockWomen's LiberationChops 'n' ThingsHistorical JournalsTo the PalawaWoman of the DreamingFeelingsUrbanised ReeboksFashion StatementAfraid to LoveJust Send a FaxJust for TonightRegretsLeave a MessageThe Beginning?Come Dancin'PursuedThe DreamMr Prime Minister (of Australia)Beautiful YurMr Don't Scratch My RolexThe Sounds of Little ChildrenA Friendly SoulMother-in-LawSpiritual RuinA Peaceable ExistenceSurvivin'To Wilfred TapauPART IIWHITE MAN APPROVALArtist UnknownSouled OutBureaucrats' BattlegroundWhite Man ApprovalChristmas in CubaTravels on a Train: 1MostarBreathalyserOde to Nelson MandelaMmm Tastes DivineHate Fuelled with KeroseneAwake Our WarriorsInevitabilityThe RapistPissing in ParksTanna ManColonisationFreedom MandelaThe PromiseA Rural TragedyThe Smokeroke Red River GumPushedBaby BasherBreak the CycleTaxiJustice?White/Blak ProfessorA Suitcase Full of MouldAcknowledgements.
Biography/History:
Lisa Bellear (1961-2006) was a Goenpul woman of the Noonuccal people of Minjerribah, Queensland. She was a respected poet, photographer, activist, spokeswoman, dramatist, comedian and broadcaster. Her work in social justice, campaigning for equality and Indigenous rights, and her contribution to Indigenous writing, academia and the arts had a huge impact on many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Notably, Lisa was a presenter on Melbourne's 3CR radio network's Not Another Koori Show, and performed her poetry in Australia, North America and across Europe. Dreaming in the Urban Areas was her first, and only, published poetry collection. -- Publisher
ISBN:
9780702268526
Dewey class:
A821.3821.3
LC class:
PR9619.3.B474
Language:
English
Subject:
Index terms:
Australian
BRN:
574542
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Indigenous | 821.3 BEL | Available |