Published in Overland Issue 228 Spring 2017 · Uncategorized Guest artist for Overland 228: Brent Stegeman Brent Stegeman Cover Artwork for ‘Paranoia and delusion’ Artwork for ‘Dynamite for the people’ Artwork for ‘Human rights after October’ Artwork for ‘Controlled immersion’ Artwork for ‘Wanting to believe’ Artwork for ‘Saudi Arabia, Qatar & us’ Artwork for ‘The phantom of liberty’ Artwork for ‘Breeding season’ Artwork for ‘Wharekaho Beach, 1944’ Artwork for ‘Girlish roadkill’ Read the rest of Overland 228 If you enjoyed this poem, buy the issue Or subscribe and receive four outstanding issues for a year Brent Stegeman Brent Stegeman is a Melbourne-based artist, musician and designer. He has been Overland’s graphic designer since 2011. More by Brent Stegeman › 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 First published in Overland Issue 228 15 September 2023 · Friday Features Activating the poetic spirit as friendship John Kinsella I’ve always had the aching feeling that—as a text to be shared among friends and maybe eventually ‘enemies’—the soul-body dialogue poem is a way of arguing towards spiritual certainty in the face of earthly corruption and doubt. First published in Overland Issue 228 14 September 202314 September 2023 · Indigenous rights The ballot box does not translate ideology Jeanine Leane The Voice referendum is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for the younger demographic to shape the future of the nation. Future generations of younger Australians will have to live with the outcome of October 14 for quite some time. If the referendum is defeated, it mean a nation was given the opportunity to recognise its First People and refused it.