Book Launch: Makarra by Barrina South

Barrina South's debut collection of poetry titled Makarra (Rain) will be launched on Saturday 19 October during the Queanbeyan-Palarang Arts Trail.

2pm - 4pm. All Welcome

• Guest speaker Deputy Mayor Esma Livermore
• Barrina will discuss the collection in conversation with her editor from Recent Work Press
• Reading of 2 -3 poems from the collection
• Performance by The Wamburang Aboriginal Women's Choir 
• Delicious afternoon tea will be provided

Barrina South is a Barkindji woman living on Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country. As well as being an emerging poet, she is a visual artist and academic committed to Aboriginal women’s autobiographical narratives. She has facilitated several workshops on her visual art and academic research MA (Hons) Sociology.

Her current poetry commission for the Kindred Tree Project can be accessed here - https://kindredtrees.com.au/poems/kurrajong/  You can hear a two-part interview on Barrina's poetry, influences and practice which was aired on 31 December 2023 and 7 January 2024 - https://artsound.fm/programs/poetry-on-the-radio/

Credit: Illustration from the book by John South (Barrina's brother).