Published in Overland Issue 219 Winter 2015 · Uncategorized Call me Careo Anna Jackson You call me Careo, from far down the path that was less-travelled once: following it now I tread in the mud made by others since, pushing aside blackberry vines all blossom, no fruit. This is the time of year there are no cicadas, no flies, no crickets at night, no fruit flies on the fruit, no fruit on the ground and the ground is sodden. Mornings are sudden, storms come on slow. Following you means going anywhere to its end – if I cut across the field, I’m heading to the horizon, if entering this cave I’m entering the grave, if putting on these hunting boots, I’ll proceed in measured steps, your absence my metronome. Anna Jackson Anna Jackson is a New Zealand poet and academic. Her writing has appeared in journals and anthologies, and she has also published several collections of poetry in which the subject of family and domestic life is explored. She teaches at Victoria University Wellington. More by Anna Jackson › 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 24 April 2024 · History Anzac Day and the half-remembered history of the Anzacs in Palestine Bill Abrahams and Lucy Honan Schools are deliberate targets for government-funded mystification about Australia’s role in wars. Such instances of official remembrance crowd out the realities of war, and the consequences of Australia’s role in imperialism. As teachers, we should strive to resist this, and we should introduce our students to a fuller understanding of the history of the Anzacs. 22 April 2024 · Gaming Game-death in infinite game-worlds: Darkest Dungeon 2 Josie/Jocelyn Suzanne Death is the ultimate stamp of value. It was invented to sell arcade-like 1 Up repetition to the home market. To read politics in videogames is to learn to read necropolitically, which is why gamers don’t like politics.