Tag: poetry

Oodgeroo Noonuccal (born Katherine Walker) – Tales from Wo-Fan’s Land

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Note: This essay contains names and images of people who have died. Photo via QUT.edu.au Oodgeroo Noonuccal (1920 – 1993) was an Australian poet, Aboriginal rights activist, political activist, and educator whose birth name was Kathleen Jean Mary Ruska (Kath). She was a proud Noonuccal woman from Minjerribah (which is also known as North Stradbroke … Continue reading Oodgeroo Noonuccal (born Katherine Walker) – Tales from Wo-Fan’s Land

Phyllis Wheatley (1753-1784) – Tales from Wo-Fan’s Land

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Faced with adversity beyond what many of us could even imagine, Phyllis Wheatley showed the triumph of the human spirit, the desire to find goodness and hope in all circumstances. For this reason, I find her story inspiring and well worth writing about (though I cannot pretend to do justice to her account). Phyllis Wheatley … Continue reading Phyllis Wheatley (1753-1784) – Tales from Wo-Fan’s Land

The Ballad of Margaret Fell – Tales from Wo-Fan’s Land

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Being an History in Verse of the Mother of the Societie of Friends. Meant For Musick or Plain Songge, mayhap with Guitarre or Squeze Bokse. Come gather round Friends, I've a story to tellof a seventeenth century north-country gel,she fought for the poor and for women as well,Yes, this is the ballad of Margaret Fell. … Continue reading The Ballad of Margaret Fell – Tales from Wo-Fan’s Land