The Sky Runs Right Through Us

Author(s): Renee Pettitt-Schipp

Poetry

'This deeply personal book is also an important historical record. Written from the heart and covering a period of time working on Christmas Island with asylum seekers until her return to Australia with an urgency to bear witness, Pettitt-Schipp's steady eye is levelled at a facade of Australian inclusivity and openness "this land's edge /has always been an invitation/a white-toothed smile/ to walk on". To those denied entry, those white teeth become menace, exclusion, shark, crocodile. In a book filled with heart-breakingly tender portraits, borders and bodies, sanctions and sanctuary are held close to each other in ways which articulate the space but also, the common ground between "us".' - Amanda Joy 'These beautiful Christmas Island poems capture both the despair of asylum seekers imprisoned by rock and sea and their ancient will to continue.' - Gillian Triggs


Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9781742589596
  • : UWA Publishing
  • : UWAP
  • : 0.4
  • : January 2018
  • : 210mm X 140mm
  • : Australia
  • : February 2018
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Renee Pettitt-Schipp
  • : 100
  • : 1802
  • : Paperback