In her keynote address, celebrated Wiradjuri writer, poet and academic Jeanine Leane will consider the role First Nations poetry plays in engaging with the politics of resistance, and how our poetry can convey and communicate First Nations histories, experiences, and aspirations in a way that national history cannot.
Conference & Online
Jeanine Leane: Poetry of Politics, Power, and Resistance
Accessibility
Jeanine Leane: Poetry of Politics, Power, and Resistance is part of the National Writers’ Conference, a one-day online gathering of emerging writers on Zoom.
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Saturday 18 June
11am -12pm AEST
Access this session with a National Writers’ Conference ticket
Online, via Zoom
Featuring...
Jeanine Leane
Jeanine Leane is a Wiradjuri writer, poet and academic from southwest New South Wales.
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