Published in Overland Issue Print Issue 198 Autumn 2010 · Writing / Main Posts Set Matthew Hall day’s thread equivalence reading the distance sodium-dark light a blast of shaking hands attenuating out forwards frostlines before you signals in the heavy wash the friction of tracks tracing our sterilised tendons a path appears ties across an old wound the system closes in still waters emancipate known surfaces Matthew Hall Matthew Hall is currently working on a dissertation on J H Prynne. More by Matthew Hall › 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 20 March 20262 April 2026 · Main Posts Final results of the 2025 Judith Wright Poetry Prize Editorial team Established in 2007 and supported by the Malcolm Robertson Foundation, the Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize seeks outstanding poetry from new and emerging writers. This year’s judges, Shastra Deo, Harry Reid and […] 20 March 202620 March 2026 · Main Posts Final results of the 2025 Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize Editorial team Established in 2007 and supported by the Malcolm Robertson Foundation, the Overland Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize seeks outstanding original short fiction of up to 3000 words themed loosely around the notion […]
