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 1 18 September 202618 September 2026 · Nakata Brophy Prize Announcing the final results of the 2026 Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers Editorial team Sponsored by Trinity College at the University of Melbourne and supporters, the Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers, established in 2014, recognises the talent of young Indigenous writers across […] 11 September 202611 September 2026 · Main Posts Announcing the 2026 Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers shortlist Editorial Team Sponsored by Trinity College at the University of Melbourne and supporters, the Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers, established in 2014, recognises the talent of young Indigenous writers across […]
