Published 18 December 202319 February 2024 · Poetry / Palestine All the angels in the world are heading to Gaza Ali Cobby Eckermann All the angels in the world are heading to Gaza They were alerted by the urgent increases on social media Yes angels know every message posted on the world wide web And all the angels in the world know genocide can be avoided And all the angels are confused why the world is ignoring the fact - What can be avoided must not be allowed All the angels in the world are heading to Gaza They will answer the urgency of millions of prayers The crescendo of prayers has removed all silence There is no clandestineness to this genocide There is no secrecy now; there is no hush All the angels in the world are heading to Gaza They will spread their wings till the tips touch Side by side to cover the entire fence line To pulse angelic energy to the dying children To pulse comfort to the suffering mums and dads All the angels in the world are heading to Gaza Even the devil is there at the entrance Waving the killers in. Image: Mohammed Ibrahim Ali Cobby Eckermann Ali Cobby Eckermann is a Yankunytjatjara poet and artist from South Australia whose work has been published and celebrated around the world. Her poetry collections include little bit long time and the award-winning collection Inside My Mother. Her verse novels are His Father’s Eyes and Ruby Moonlight, which won the inaugural black&write! Indigenous fellowship, the Kenneth Slessor Prize, a Deadly Award and was named the NSW Premier’s Literary Award Book of the Year. In 2013 Ali toured Ireland as Australia’s Poetry Ambassador, and in 2017 she received the Windham-Campbell Prize from Yale University.She describes herself as a dreamer, a gardener, with deep respect for her journey thus far. More by Ali Cobby Eckermann › 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 6 December 20246 December 2024 · Palestine The movement for Palestine is now… Sam Wallman "The movement for Palestine is now stronger, smarter, louder and better connected than ever before." (Noura Mansour) 29 November 2024 · Climate politics Pacific nations can’t afford to be hypocrites on human rights Kavita Naidu In the Pacific, we know that climate change is exacerbating a human rights crisis. Our survival relies on the world following international law to limit the warming that threatens our people and shores. Yet the recent trajectory of Pacific governments picking and choosing which rights to defend and which to ignore is deeply troubling.
