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ECKERMANN REVISION

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  • How does Eckermann's poetry promote cultural tension?
    Drawing attention to loss, grief, history and impact of displacement on Aboriginal community.
  • What broad historical event is explored in all of Eckermann's poetry?
    The Stolen Generations
  • The module looks at prevailing assumptions. What are some surrounding the Aboriginal community?
    Various.
  • What is 'Leaves' about?
    Eckermann meeting her father and not disclosing that she is his daughter. Sharing of culture being passed down through the metaphor of leaves.
  • How old was Eckermann when she met her birth mother?
    34
  • What is 'Oombulgarri' about?
    Forced closure and removal of Aboriginal community by the government. Empty promises from the government.
  • Which poem is the line "echoes of laughter roll like distant thunder" from?
    'Trance'
    'Leaves'
    'Key'
    'Oombulgarri'
  • What poetic style does the poems adhere to?
    Free verse.
  • What are the five buzzwords of Module A?
    Challenge, affirm, reveal, disrupt, ignore
  • What poem is about her father?
    Leaves
  • What does the Stolen Generations refer to?
    Forced removal of Aboriginal children from their families.
  • What does "tumbleweeds of blue pattern dresses" represent?
    The colour, spirit and warmth of the Aboriginal women who used to inhabit there.
  • What is the old lady in Trance wearing as she sits hunched over?
    Possum skin cloak
  • The "keyless door" is an example of which technique?
    Symbolism
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