Published in Overland Issue Print Issue 198 Autumn 2010 · Writing / Main Posts instructions mislaid Kerry Gillam instructions mislaid wet is the colour of thinking this is the season of lulls the moon, as if lit from within you hum three notes in your sleep just the sky, unmaking itself melting, a luminous pool on the other side of breathing? moths tying knots around streetlight the hymn book pages sung smooth two gulls, apostrophes cut loose then mist, rain in syllables re-reading the scrawl of cirrus the rhyme, the lick, the reason Kerry Gillam Kerry Gillam is a West Australian poet. More by Kerry Gillam › 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 November 20248 November 2024 · Poetry Announcing the final results of the 2024 Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers Editorial Team After careful consideration, judges Karen Wyld and Eugenia Flynn have selected first place and two runners-up to form the final results of this year’s Nakata Brophy Prize! 4 October 202418 October 2024 · Main Posts Announcing the Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers 2024 longlist Editorial Team Sponsored by Trinity College at the University of Melbourne and supporters, the Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers, established in 2014 and now in its ninth year, recognises the talent of young Indigenous writers across Australia.
