Published in Overland Issue Print Issue 198 Autumn 2010 · Main Posts The Easement Rebecca Giggs dead ground [ ] in this median season [ ] of trees ingrown [ ] [ ] like scissors pushed [ ] [ ] beneath our feet [ ] known developers rose from the sand [ ] [ ] casting chicken prayer they [ ] ate blue metal to survive there above house cemetery [ ] wild melons sprawled in to rooms of weather [ ] where once we held hands [ ] and plotted or just touched [ ] palms [ ] now the drained pool dreams [ ] and parliament strays bite holes in anything I write [ ] [ at our easement] Rebecca Giggs Rebecca Giggs is a Western Australian writer of fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry. More by Rebecca Giggs › 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 […]
