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 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. 16 August 202416 August 2024 · Poetry pork lullaby Panda Wong but an alive pig / roots in the soil /turning it over / with its snout / softening the ground / is this a hymn
