Published in Overland Issue 211 Winter 2013 · Uncategorized Take away sonnet Banjo James ‘Our lady of blessed acceleration, don’t fail me now’ The Blues Brothers chasing the golden arches with chux or clothes pegs like sultry fries there’s a reward you may keep driving for if and only if the t-shirts and jeans are hung out then treat yourself a thickshake (a domestic excuse that reminds you you’re still alive) that you crave sex or beef is a mission from god that even her aretha strength can’t handle but respect so only when ‘All I’m Asking is for a Value Meal’ resurrects the tape deck and the sonnet comes fast enough to eat may you pull in the drive thru and john belushi’s working, smiling guilty, warm as any hash brown Banjo James Banjo James is currently studying at the University of Melbourne and hopes to complete his extensive arts degree sometime this year. He writes under his given name. More by Banjo James › 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 19 February 2025 · Disability The devaluing of disability support Áine Kelly-Costello and Jonathan Craig Over the past couple of decades, disabled people in much of the Western world have often sought, or agreed to, more individualised funding schemes in order to gain greater “choice and control” over the support we receive. But the autonomy, dignity and flexibility we were promised seems constantly under threat or out of reach, largely because of the perception that allowing us such “luxuries” is too expensive. 17 February 202517 February 2025 · the arts Seeking a quieter Australia: on the silencing of Khaled Sabsabi Micaela Sahhar For five days, the Australian representative to the 2026 Venice Biennale was to be the first ever Arab-Australian artist selected for this honour.
