Collection Grief and Bereavement Curated by Overland Editors The experience of grief is inevitable in the wake of loss. However, not only in the aftermath of the death of loved one, but also the loss of someone despised or one with little time spent. These selected pieces demonstrate a vast variety of perspectives, each a unique expression of the human heart, body, and mind navigating the depths and complexities of grief. As Marg Hooper’s 2021 essay title suggests, ‘Death is for Everyone’. That is to say, the experience of grief is an individual journey, in which one attempts to find solace and acceptance in unique ways. This collection is comprised of not only short fictions, but also of poems and personal essays and additionally, not only explore the grief of people, as John Jenkins poem ‘The Museum of Wishes’ explores the magnitude of missed opportunities and shelved dreams we may grief upon reflection. While a personal experience, grief and bereavement are experienced by all, and it is through works such as these that we may find comfort and empathy. In this collection Published in Overland Issue 123 — 1991 · Poetry Grief Frances Rouse it’sthe cockroachin the microwavethat won’t die the exercisesto heal an injurythat won’t mend the shootingand shootingand it still lives Published in Overland Issue 123 — 1991 · Poetry Body Philip Salom The body is like an ocean. It neverhears the Berlin wall is falling down, orthat Humpty Dumpty Stalin ever clambered upbut now at last lies broken. The body has no concern at allwith chess, or computers, but aches to musicwith its own infinity of drums and tideslike a prodigy resisting chaos. The body likes other […] Published in Overland Issue 129 — 1992 · Three Hours Later Peter Rose It’s three hours since we parted.Sitting by an open window,too lazy to do any work,I listen to all the usual morning noises(the drone of a lawn mowerin some far, leafed suburb,a fond young couple downstairsfolding sheets, tabulating furniture,an old termagant in the flat opposite, snuffling round her son’s bedroomin search of – truffles? – confessions? –matricide […] Published in Overland Issue 129 — 1992 · Poetry The Museum of Wishes John Jenkins In the Museum of Wishes, legend says, are thingsthat never were, every forgotten thing:secrets left untold, love unspoken,wishes too elusive to be real. In the Museum of Wishes, are plansnever carried out, such is their beauty.They rest in ghostly galleries,in vast halls of wondering.Exhibits, surrounded by silence,galaxies without a single star. There’s a map of […] Published in Overland Issue 21 Winter 1961 · Poetry October Francis Geyer In Memoriam Istvan Farkas Companion, come at lastTo our last hour, we shareNo pain, my sorrow’s past.I dance on light and wearLight’s dazzle in my breast.My dear companion, rest,I leave you now to severMemory and hope forever. “I brought you through unendingWhirlpools of hidden loveSafe, and I bore the rendingTalons of pain, and stroveAll night […] Published in Overland Issue 24 Spring 1962 · Poetry Apopemptic Hymn Dorothy Auchterlonie All was as it was when I went in:The pictures right-side up, the chairs inplace,The flowers stood stiff upon the mantel-piece;I knew the voice, I recognised the face. Outside, the same sky held the same earthfast,The green leaves shone, dogs barked, thechildren played;But suddenly, inside, the air grew cold,The evening ceased to sing; I was […] Published in Overland Issue 31 Autumn 1965 · Fiction She Let Them Know Kay Brown My brother Stuart and me met Mrs. Rigby our first day at Copper-Top. She wasdigging in the bed of the Leichhardt when we went down there to explore. The bankas high just there, and we saw this square sort of old woman digging against the sidewhere the rocks leaned over and the sand was shaded. […] Overland Editors More by Overland Editors › Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places. If you like this piece, or support Overland’s work in general, please subscribe or donate. Related articles & Essays 4 October 20244 October 2024 · Main Posts Announcing the Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers 2024 longlist Editorial Team Sponsored by Trinity College at the University of Melbourne and supporters, the Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers, established in 2014 and now in its ninth year, recognises the talent of young Indigenous writers across Australia. 16 August 202416 August 2024 · Poetry pork lullaby Panda Wong but an alive pig / roots in the soil /turning it over / with its snout / softening the ground / is this a hymn
