Published in Overland Issue 220 Spring 2015 · Uncategorized Austerity Kate Lilley The person honourable, the crimes austere. In circumstances of woodland decay well suited to delinquency she got her youthful face for a song. Now she’s over it, fortune favours etc. Fortis non ferox. The mood’s hard driving and it’s dirty work. Paradiastole prevails, redescribing vices as virtues. Stoic, sceptic, epicurean: count the lessons and clean up as you go. Inculcate the sense of a person speaking to someone who cares. Kate Lilley Kate Lilley is a contemporary Australian poet and academic. More by Kate Lilley 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 First published in Overland Issue 228 2 June 20232 June 2023 · Friday Poetry Three Chaingrass poems Catherine Vidler Three visual poems from Catherine Vidler's Chaingrass series. First published in Overland Issue 228 1 June 20231 June 2023 · Politics Turning peaceful protesters into criminals—again Evan Smith So the Summary Offences (Obstruction of Public Places) Bill 2023 has been passed by South Australia’s Legislative Assembly and will become law. Fifteen hours of debate in the upper house, led by the Greens and SA Best, could not overturn the bill that was reportedly rushed through the lower house in just twenty-two minutes a fortnight ago.