Establishing an Australian/Caribbean Alliance: Stories Passed on by Penny van Toorn and Olive Senior

Abstract

Brings the work of Caribbean poet and Australian scholar Penny van Toorn into conversation. 'Given van Toom's emphasis on the tactics of Indigenous engagement with the dominant ( colonising) culture, Senior's notion of an ambushed pen provides a nice point of connection between two story-tellers and the marginalised cultures with which they engage.'

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Published 1 November 2010 in Volume 25 No. 4. Subjects: Crosscultural relations, Literature & writers, Poetic inspiration, Writer's recognition & popularity, Writer-reader relations.

Cite as: Collett, Anne. ‘Establishing an Australian/Caribbean Alliance: Stories Passed on by Penny van Toorn and Olive Senior.’ Australian Literary Studies, vol. 25, no. 4, 2010, doi: 10.20314/als.80e38cef0e.