Tuesday 6th DECEMBER
Day 6
Humanity, take a good look at yourself.
Inside, you’ve got heaven and earth, and all of creation.
You are a world—everything is hidden in you.
-Hildegard of Bingen
Olive Pink was a woman who spoke for all humanity. She used her life to call for social justice for the Indigenous people, the First Nations people. She fought the ideas of Missions, of assimilation, of the Stolen Generation, of the over crowding in the prisons. Only when we realise our commonality: how all peoples whatever race, culture or creed or colour want the same things for their families, clean water, food, shelter, happiness and safety for their loved ones. Here in Australia we must work towards that outcome. This is the only way to have peace in our country and peace in the hearts of our people.. . all our people.
Very affirming for me this morning to realise Olive Muriel Pink is listed in the Top 10 Poetry books for 2022. I feel so proud my epic poem
Olive Muriel Pink: her radical & idealistic life
stands by the side of the talented Stella Prize Winner Evelyn Araluen’s book Drop Bear which I have read over and over and which has been included as a study book for our U3Aand the other books including Leni Shilton ’s poetry collection Walking with Camels: The Story of Bertha Strehlow.
Thank you to Red Kangaroo Book Shop and Ginninderra Press for their support in the Australian story of poetry.