E A Gleeson, Book Launch – The Deepest Thing: A Poetic Memoir
Humffray Room
The Deepest Thing: A Poetic Memoir
E A Gleeson.
An Afternoon of folk music and poetry.
The poetic memoir portrays the beauty and harshness of my sister Denise’s life.
The poems depict the reality of her medical conditions, the characteristics of her personality and the way these forms of intellectual disability have been experienced within an evolving Australian social medical and language context.
Despite the obstacles, my sister Denise has encountered throughout almost seven decades. I see her life as one of triumph. It is an important Australian story. She cannot tell it and so I do.
An afternoon of folk music and poetry.
RSVP by Tuesday 29 April to: eagleeson@gmail.com
This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work, learn and create. Always Was, Always Will Be, Aboriginal Land.
