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Sandy Toussaint, Honorary Professor in Arts and Sciences UWA, The University of Western Australia

‘Learning language is part of rebuilding our nation’: singing the world alive, one First Nations word at a time

A precious message for all Australians has been created by First Nations people with publication of Words to Sing the World Alive.

In a gentle, generous and learned collaboration between The Poet’s Voice, an organisation focused on the writing, listening and sharing of poetry in public domains, and editor Jasmin McGaughey, 40 contributors collectively and individually bring together a work offering a deepened understanding of Indigenous Australia.


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