Published in Overland Issue 225 Summer 2016 · Uncategorized Networking drinks Charlotte Guest ‘You see society through old frames, you are perpetuating that against which you argue,’ says a confident boy with flushed capillaries, exalting in this repartee. ‘No, what I am saying is, the historically oppressed form allegiances based on the common ground of dis- advantage. It’s a well known historical framework through which to consider societal behaviour.’ I hold my gaze. His eyes bulge as he takes a swig from his Old Fashioned, looking down his straight nose at me. ‘Why are we still bandying about old terms? Why do we still talk of race and gender? Have the last fifty years meant nothing?’ I open my mouth and push bubbles out. We are talking underwater, sacks over our heads, like dipped witches. Image: ‘Drinks’ / flickr Read the rest of Overland 225 If you liked this poem, buy the issue Or subscribe and receive four outstanding issues for a year Charlotte Guest Charlotte Guest is a writer and publishing officer at UWA Publishing. Her debut collection Soap is due out in late 2017. More by Charlotte Guest › 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 5 June 20265 June 2026 · Friday Fiction Hobo portraits: Treadly Tim & the falling star Patrick Holland We crossed the half-buried railway line and the crazy man known as Treadly Tim turned a corner around the van park on Simeon Street and came toward us on his Malvern Star bicycle. 3 June 20263 June 2026 · Reviews The past in the object: Vanessa Berry’s Calendar Courtney Powell In her latest book, Calendar, Vanessa Berry explores the relationships that are formed between people and material culture, both fleeting and sentimental, and how they can come to represent us.
