Published in Overland Issue 257 Summer 2024 · Uncategorized Editorial Evelyn Araluen and Jonathan Dunk This archival edition gathers relics from Overland’s rich archive of radical Australian writing and editing, preserved in the usage and idiosyncrasies of their times. RH Morrison writes in the editorial to the 1973 Vietnam Voices protest edition that poets who stifle their consciences or maim their own humanity become mute. As 2025 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the war in Vietnam we hope that these fragments will help you keep your consciences clear and your voices ringing. Bugalwan, solidarity. Evelyn Araluen Evelyn Araluen is a Goorie and Koori poet, researcher and co-editor of Overland Literary Journal. Her Stella-prize winning poetry collection DROPBEAR was published by UQP in 2021. More by Evelyn Araluen › Jonathan Dunk Jonathan Dunk is the co-editor of Overland, a widely published poet and scholar. He lives on Wurundjeri country. More by Jonathan Dunk › 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 8 May 202611 May 2026 · Nakata Brophy Prize The 2026 Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers (Poetry) Editorial Team Please follow this link to enter the prize. Sponsored by Trinity College at the University of Melbourne and supporters, the Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers, established in 2014 […] 7 May 20267 May 2026 · Gaming Weaponised play: are loot boxes pokies for kids? Tom Gurn In the last decade, chance mechanics have been increasingly exploited by the video game industry to attract players, including very young ones. And while the federal government is clearly aware of the risks, it really isn’t clear what the right step forward is.
