Big See, do or do not, there is no try, 2024. Acrylic on canvas. © Big See, 2024
Westerly: Oceans
‘Oceans’, a collaboration between Westerly and the UWA Oceans Institute, is guest-edited by Prema Arasu and offers literary and poetic responses to the ocean and its depths. Contributors include scientists from the OI alongside literary luminaries and emerging WA writers.
‘This edition of Westerly underscores the critical role that creative and learned voices play in articulating our connection to the ocean. By featuring works that reflect on the ocean’s profound impact on our lives and its vulnerability to environmental threats, we aim to foster greater awareness and inspire action. This special edition emphases the vital role of the ocean in shaping our cultural and ecological landscape.’
Professor Christophe Gaudin, Director, Oceans Institute, October 2024
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‘Oceans’, a collaboration between Westerly and the UWA Oceans Institute, is guest-edited by Prema Arasu and offers literary and poetic responses to the ocean and its depths. Contributors include scientists from the OI alongside literary luminaries and emerging WA writers.
Contents
Professor Christophe Gaudin Foreword
Prema Arasu Introduction
Daniel Juckes From Westerly Magazine
Ogg Hill Point Peron, Boya Kaarla
Stephen Chinna Orange Grey Whales (BOOM)
Stephen Chinna Drowning (At the Mouth)
Kerry Greer The Sky, the Sea
James Salvius Cheng The fisherman
Sam Mayne Seawall
Devin Harrison Lander Lament
Luoyang Chen Twilight
Andrew Sutherland and what about your blood and your bones should the ocean never forget?
Andrew Sutherland Speak to the shape of something that may no longer have the other half of its embrace
Yakup Niyazi The Many Names of Blue Water
Nicole Hodgson ‘I Feel Like I’m Part of the Ocean’: the inter-connected world of the ocean swimmer
Jessica White Unseamed
Kathryn Gledhill-Tucker archipelago
Riley Faulds Stand Up, Paddle
Riley Faulds my great-uncle jack
Anna Quercia-Thomas Stirling Crop
Tineke Van der Eecken On casting a ghost shark
Scott-Patrick Mitchell The Porifera
Scott-Patrick Mitchell The Acorn Barnacle
Scott-Patrick Mitchell The Ram’s Horn Shell
Heather Blakey Avant-sharke
Elrond Garcia Water Moves
Monty Hoddinott jellyfish
Caitlin Maling Monkey Mia, 2023, My aunt records the documentary on the dolphins
Caitlin Maling 1. stromatolites, again
Sarah Yeung Queen of Heaven
Paul Hetherington Approaching the Ocean
Luisa Mitchell undead river
Luisa Mitchell The Ways Death Likes to Speak
Ange Yang Pearl Ocean Dragon Restaurant
Alan Fyfe Prime Aspect Beachfront Hymn
Prema Arasu Fencing Lessons with Hermaphroditic Flatworms
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