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256 Spring 2024

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Overland 256 is the third issue in a suite of four special editions dedicated to commemorating 70 years of Overland. Inside its pages you'll find: Daniel Browning on the politics of memory, Antonia Pont on impatience, Sarah Wehbe on Palestinian fury and joy, and a special editorial by our departing poetry editor Toby Fitch. There's also new short fiction from Rowan MacDonald, Bethany Lalor and Amalia Stone, and new poetry from Josie Suzanne, Tim Loveday, Lulu Houdini and more.

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Sam Morley

Sam Morley is an emerging poet living in Melbourne. His work has been published by Cordite Poetry Review, Red Room Poetry, Hunter Writer’s Centre and shortlisted in the ACU Poetry Prize 2020.

Articles by Sam Morley:

Published in Overland Issue 243 Winter 2021 · Poetry

Backseat driving

Sam Morley

on the carpet at the rear of the family car juddering engine our throats to the night sky with mum green in the face from the dash light long roads thrum bodies still heads

Published in Overland Issue 243 Winter 2021 · Poetry

Abattoir song

Sam Morley

the shuffle hooves click head-to-hide cattle the press of mud shit billiard eyes shunt grunting low beams of steaming semis

1 October 202110 November 2021 · Poetry

Poetry | To sleep in a strange place

Sam Morley

in a corner of the dark he paces lickety-split arms stiff to his sides hands flat out fidgeting it is definitely not ballet he spins a few circles then claims he needs to pee I pull him close