Ultimatum Orangutan by Khairani Barokka Michael O'Neill Alexandra Davis

Alexandra Davis

where the landmarks of absence overfill with memories

Plus poems written while the poet visited Lesbos during the refugee crisis

the debut collection from Geoffrey Dearmer Prize-winning poet Laura Scott

Ultimatum Orangutan by Khairani Barokka Michael O'Neill Alexandra DavisKhairani Barokka's second poetry collection is an intricate exploration of colonialism and environmental injustice: her acute, interlaced language draws clear connections between colonial exploitation of fellow humans, landscapes, animals, and ecosystems. Amidst the horrifying damage that has resulted for peoples as interlinked with places, there is firm resistance. Resonant and deeply attentive, the lyricism of these poems is juxtaposed with the