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Arsenic Flower
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
Arsenic Flower
Contributors:
By (Author) Dakota Feirer
Publisher:
Hachette Australia
Imprint:
Hachette Australia
Publication Date:
30th September 2025
Country:
Australia
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Poetry by individual poets
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
224
Weight:
300g
Description
A breathtaking debut poetry collection from black&write! fellowship winner Dakota Feirer.
'Where wisdom made me there's a ceremony ground piling with dead leaves. So much, I lit a cultural fire by my porch so my feet wouldn't bleed. If this colony is a house its doorstep is where I sleep.' Igniting his love for people and Country in a potent poetry collection that acts as both spear and shield, Bundjalung and Gumbaynggirr man Dakota Feirer explores the legacy of generational trauma and cultural wisdom of First Nations people. With dazzling imagery and rhythms inspired by lo-fi hip-hop, these poems confront the violence of colonialism that echoes still in the complexities of blak masculinity. Drawing on cultural memories sprung from stolen Country, bloodstained soil, broken promises and poisoned waterholes, Feirer's words roar and whisper as he gives voice to silenced histories. Arsenic Flower is a stunning mosaic of intimate poetry that honours the past and carves tools for the future. These words are spears pointing toward truth and shattering the myth that we are all equal on stolen land.Author Bio
Dakota Feirer is a First Nations Australian (Bundjalung and Gumbaynggirr) storyteller with his work published in Overland literary journal, Wonderground journal, Rabbit Poetry and Australian Poetry. His work consists of poems, prose and spoken word performances that engage with Country, culture, resurgence and manhood. Dakota believes in healing Country and our communities through art and storytelling.
