AUTHOR TALK - Neil Crieghton: My Blood's Country

Join poet Neil Creighton for an immersive conversation about My Blood’s Country, a powerful poetic work exploring red cedar exploitation, colonisation, and their enduring impact on Australia’s First Nations people. Rich with historical detail and sensory imagery—the scent of freshly cut “red gold,” the bellow of bullock teams, landscapes both untamed and transformed—Creighton guides readers from the Big River to Bungawalbyn Creek, from hidden shacks to cedar houses. This author talk offers insight into the histories, characters and hidden truths that shape this unforgettable, multi‑layered book—one that rewards reading more than once.

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