Published in Overland Issue 204 Spring 2011 · Main Posts Before Autumn Liam Ferney it was half tracked leggies dispatched to the outfield in the shadow of a 747. at the shopping centre the perfume, lingerie and coca cola all went untouched. beef black bean cooled in the bain-marie. that summer when you stopped in hong kong, the grid was down, the intersections were chaos. Liam Ferney is a poet. He lives in Brisbane. His poetry collections are Popular Mechanics and Career. © Liam Ferney Overland 204-spring 2011, p. 115 Like this piece? Subscribe! Liam Ferney Liam Ferney’s most recent collection, is Hot Take His previous collection, Content, was shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Award and the Judith Wright Calanthe Award. His other books include Boom (Grande Parade Poets), Career (Vagabond Press) and Popular Mechanics (Interactive Press). He is a media manager, holder of the all-time games record for the New Farm Traktor Collective and convener of the Saturdays readings in Brisbane. More by Liam Ferney › 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
