Words to Sing the World Alive with Jazz Money, Nardi Simpson and Terri Janke
Mon, 25 Nov
|Better Read Than Dead
Join us with First Nations writers Jazz Money, Nardi Simpson and Terri Janke for the Sydney launch of Words to Sing the World Alive, edited by Jasmin McGaughey and The Poet's Voice. Jazz, Nardi and Terri will be in-conversation with Rudi Bremer.
Time & Location
25 Nov 2024, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Better Read Than Dead, 265 King St, Newtown NSW 2042, Australia
Guests
About The Event
Words to Sing the World Alive celebrates First Nations languages from across the continent. Forty First Nation writers and thinkers, journalists and lawyers, artists and astronomers come together to reveal their favourite and significant words. Words that evoke the power of childhood and the wonder of Country; that explore the essence of mother, of fire, of time. Words that are imbued with family and belonging, and that surprise with their connections.
Jazz Money is a Wiradjuri poet and artist producing works that encompass installation, digital, performance, film and print. Their writing and art has been presented, performed and published nationally and internationally, and their feature film WINHANGANHA (2023) was commissioned by the National Film and Sound Archive. Jazz’s first poetry collection, the best-selling how to make a basket (UQP, 2021) won the David Unaipon Award. Their second collection is mark the dawn, which was the recipient of the 2024 UQP…