Looking Back – University of Sydney Anthology 2016 – Barangaroo by Robyn Edwards

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Barangaroo by Robyn Edwards

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The first woman Barangaroo

Proud Eora warrior

Fishing Gadigal coves and inlets

In a bark nowie1

With paddle and line

Small firelight crackles inside the canoe

Kindles an orange spark,

Barangaroo’s song flames the water,

Stirs the land.

1 nowie – a small canoe

 

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