Monthly Archives: January 2013

A story

Posted on January 25, 2013 by dustforthedancers

I’ll tell you a story, But please don’t ignore me. Grown up in shame, Feeling to blame, This game of telling truths of despair. A white girl, on Indigenous land, In the centre, with that glorious ochre sand. Vicariously feeling … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Australia, Australia Day, Indigenous, Invasion, Invasion Day, poem, poetry, Settlers, Sorry Day, Survival Day, Trauma, Writers | 1 Comment

Eye Spy – Spoken Word Performance

Posted on January 22, 2013 by dustforthedancers

My first ever spoken word performance, as part of the Centre for Poetics and Justice workshop show case, 2012. A piece I wrote as way of debriefing and sharing a story of vicarious trauma experienced through working in Central Australia. … Continue reading →

Posted in performance, Poetry | Tagged children, Emergency Response, girl, indigenous Australia, Norther Territory, NT Intervention, performance, poem, poetry, Spoken Word, Vicarious Trauma, volatile substance abuse, welfare system | Leave a comment

Families…

Posted on January 21, 2013 by dustforthedancers

This is a piece I wrote about 2 years ago, when I was living with my mother and sister. We are a beautiful family, who love and support, share and hold each other very close… but with this, some times, … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged daughters, family, mothers, poem, poetry, sisters, wild woman, witches, women | 1 Comment

Bellies

Posted on January 14, 2013 by dustforthedancers

mmm mmm mmm… honey divine. At a beautiful all female spoken word performance, just days ago, I was honoured to listen, take in, feel and be moved by 13 women, who stood in all their vulnerable courage and shared themselves, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged birth, feeling, intuition, poetry, Spoken Word, talking to myself, thoughts, women, writing | 4 Comments

More gratitude

Posted on January 11, 2013 by dustforthedancers

Its all about letting go, letting in, loving, learning and growth… 2013 yo! Another year to shine and dare greatly… I was recently reading some 10 things that I am grateful for and feel that its about time I shared … Continue reading →

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Talking to myself… to be a writer

Posted on January 7, 2013 by dustforthedancers

I plan to sleep early every night, it makes me feel good. I wake up early, I hear the birds and see the sun low on the horizon, I breathe that early morning air and feel alive. But I also … Continue reading →

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