The Soul We Share by Ricky Ray Robin Robertson indigenous people had once lived

indigenous people had once lived in considerable numbers but at some point after the War all had disappeared

poetic experience

classics that are everyday timeless

a camp of voices that refuse to be forgotten or silent

Drawn from his four most recent collections

The Soul We Share by Ricky Ray Robin Robertson indigenous people had once livedWINNER OF THE 2023 ARYAMATI POETRY PRIZE (COLLECTION) Through visceral and vulnerable poetry, Ricky Ray meditates on the pain and gratitude that arise from a keenly felt awareness of our fleeting existence. Recognizing his humanity as a facet of natural processes, Ricky measures the ache of living in a disabled body against the joy of 'being lived' by the places he inhabits. As we accompany him and his soul dog, Addie, through the scenic woodlands of