Memory Book: Portraits of Older Australians in Poetry & Watercolours

by Cassandra Atherton, Jessica L. Wilkinson, Sierra McManus (Illustrator)

Memory Book: Portraits of Older Australians in Poetry and Watercolours shares and celebrates the fascinating life stories of everyday Australians. Based on one-on-one interviews with forty-five participants, the fifteen poets involved in this project have shaped poems that provide unique and lasting remembrances of the experiences, memories and reflections of members of our older generations. Each poet was tasked with writing in a mode that seemed appropriate for conveying their subject’s stories. Some poems focus on a significant moment, while others provide a wider life narrative. The poems capture important stories of travel and work, family and milestones, achievements and struggles; they provide humble advice to younger generations, learned through circumstance, curiosity, or necessity.
The poems are paired with watercolour portraits by artist Sierra McManus.

220 pages, Paperback

Published September 1, 2021