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ELTHAMbookshop, Notion Press, Giramondo Press, Affirm Press, University of Queensland Presswarmly welcome you to attend
a very special poetic evening
featuring
Sara M Saleh, The Flirtation of Girls, Songs for the Dead and the Living
Joachim Matschoss, a time heavy with life
Manisha Anjali, Naag Mountain
MC: Radha Govil, Deputy Director Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness
On May 9th
6.30pm until 8.30pm
ELTHAMbookshop
10, Arthur Street Eltham
Entry: Single: $40.00; Couple: $50.00,
includes one copy of one of the featured books, wine and finger food
Bookings are essential:
9439 8700
or visit our website
www.elthambookshop.com.au Our Author Events
Sara M. Saleh is a human rights lawyer, organiser, writer, and the daughter of migrants from Palestine, Egypt, and Lebanon. Her poems, short stories, and essays have been published in English and Arabic in Australian Poetry Journal, Overland, Meanjin, Cordite Poetry Review, Red Room Poetry, K*ll Your Darlings, Rabbit Poetry Journal, and SBS, amongst others. She is co-editor of the ground-breaking anthology Arab, Australian, Other.
Sara made history as the first poet to win both the Australian Book Review’s 2021 Peter Porter Poetry Prize and the Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize 2020.
Her debut novel Songs for the Dead and the Living and a full-length poetry collection, The Flirtation of Girls are featured this evening.
Joachim Matschoss was born in Germany and is local to Eltham. He is a gifted playwright, poet and Theatre-maker. His Theatre Company, ‘Backyard Theatre Ensemble (BYTE)’ presents diverse pieces of theatre in Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, India, Uzbekistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Hungary, Taiwan, Switzerland and China. Joachim’s poetry is published in Australia, Germany, the United Kingdom and the USA.His anthologies at ELTHAMbookshop include Stolpersteine, Sidewalk Theatre,and dew on mornings past.
His new collection ‘ a time heavy with life ‘ is launched this evening.
“A book of memory, of a life and of our time.” PHILIP KAVAN
“The process of reading these new poems is to re-experience what the past feels like. It is a strangely moving little book, true and dignified.” LAURA GRAHAM
Manisha Anjali is a writer and artist working with text, performance and installation. Her practice and research explores narratives and languages of dreams and exile. Manisha was born in Suva, Fiji and raised in Aotearoa.
“ Naag Mountain is an exquisite work that resounds with the reminder of what can be reclaimed when a community moves towards their awakening: their dreams, their futures. This is a distinguished debut collection from a poet whose vision is urgent and consuming “.
Eunice Andrada
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
10 Arthur Street Eltham Victoria 3095 Australia, Eltham, VIC, Australia, Victoria 3095
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