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‘Since time immemorial’: In conversation with Evelyn Araluen
Evelyn Araluen discusses her first book of poetry, Dropbear, prior to her appearance at the Sydney Writers’ Festival.
Evelyn Araluen’s inaugural poetry book
Dropbear opens up the uncomfortable space between her personal understanding of the Australian landscape and the way it has been continuously redrawn and interpreted by colonisers. Araluen was born and raised on Darug land, and is a descendent of the Bundjalung nation.
Dropbear is unapologetic and tough, dealing with issues of injustice such as Aboriginal deaths in custody and the ecological destruction of the climate crisis.
Araluen reveals anger towards institutions of power and oppression, but is also soft and vulnerable, making