Published in Overland Issue Print Issue 199 Winter 2010 · Writing / Main Posts Brush turkey's Sue Watson powerful claw scrapes leaves into a metre high incubator eco-mound for the eggs of many hens it’s shoulder peak season he has a Rolls Royce address instinct outweighs his beauty given an ugly head & neck of the worst sunburnt hue a goitre of bright yellow ruffles the base of his throat contrasts with the blue black of his feathers his walk is neither swagger nor trot he’s reclaimed his spot on the hill in flannel flower cul-de-sac Sue Watson Sue Watson is a NSW poet. More by Sue Watson › 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 11 December 202411 December 2024 · Writing The trouble Ken Bolton’s poems make for me, specifically, at the moment Linda Marie Walker These poems doom me to my chair and table and computer. I knew it was all downhill from here, at this age, but it’s been confirmed. My mind remains town-size, hemmed in by pine plantations and kanite walls and flat swampy land and hills called “mountains”. 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.
