Arsenic Flower, 9780733653636
Paperback
First Nations voice roars truth from stolen land, healing generational trauma.
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Arsenic Flower

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  • Paperback

    160 pages

  • Release Date

    30 September 2025

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Summary

Arsenic Flower: Poems of Trauma, Wisdom, and Blak Masculinity

In this breathtaking debut collection, Bundjalung and Gumbaynggirr man Dakota Feirer potently explores the legacy of generational trauma and the cultural wisdom of First Nations people. In a landscape of loss, his words act as both spear and shield.

With dazzling imagery and rhythms inspired by lo-fi hip-hop, these poems confront the violence of colonialism that echoes still in the complexities of blak masculinity…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780733653636
ISBN-10:0733653634
Author:Dakota Feirer
Publisher:Hachette Australia
Imprint:Hachette Australia
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:160
Release Date:30 September 2025
Weight:300g
Dimensions:135mm x 210mm
About The Author

Dakota Feirer

Dakota Feirer is a First Nations Australian (Bundjalung and Gumbaynggirr) storyteller with his work published in Overland literary journal, Wonderground journal, Rabbit Poetry and Australian Poetry. His work consists of poems, prose and spoken word performances that engage with Country, culture, resurgence and manhood. Dakota believes in healing Country and our communities through art and storytelling.

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