black&write!
Griffith Review proudly provides editorial mentorship opportunities through the black&write! Indigenous Writing and Editing Project. These pieces – commissioned and edited by black&write! interns – are a product of that mentorship.
The lemon tree, in winter
Please note that this piece includes Yumplatok and Kala Lagaw Ya, as well as language pertaining to identity that may be sensitive to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers. I…
Heart and history
YASMIN SMITH IS a poet and editor of South Sea Islander, Kabi Kabi, Northern Cheyenne and English heritage. Her work has appeared in Overland, Meanjin, frankie magazine, and Island. In…
Grin and bear it
I begin my day with a quiet moment: so mindful. Centred. I whisper a mantra. Shape a mudra – it’ll fix everything. Billowing sheets catch sun, warm cheek, magpie warble…
A storyteller’s journey
EJ Garrett is a Darumbal man who grew up in Rockhampton and Eidsvold and has maternal ties to the Wulli Wulli mob of the Burnett region. EJ is a storyteller…
Navigating truth
Libraries have always played a huge role in my life. Now, in a different city far from the lakeside town I grew up in, I still have my routine, my favourite spot, a fondness for DIY signage. And yet, I never saw myself as a librarian until a few years ago.
I think in movies
When I remember stories, I remember films – how they made me feel, what they made me think about, and often the experience of seeing them. Eli needed the bathroom in Phantom Menace, and Dad took him, reluctantly – they were only gone for five minutes, but that was long enough.