RADIATE | CAN.ORG 2025
1 min
Reflections
Vickie Zani
The wind whistling and whispering through
the trees makes me think of ancestors telling their stories and lores.
Smelling the loamy earthiness of the
vegetation the rot and decay and sweetness
Hearing the waves hitting the beach sounds
like the ancestors clapping, feet stamping
and singing
The birds trilling and frogs croaking, bees buzzing accompanying nature in her fabulous song
The briny, salty, fishy smell I can almost taste.
The feeling of peace and serenity
and the chill breeze cutting to the bone.
Knowing that I experience all of this
means I am alive and I am free!!
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Place Names Melville
Poetry and wordscapes
Place Names Melville has been an incredible journey of reconciliation and Noongar language revival produced by Community Arts Network (CAN) in partnership with the City of Melville, the Noongar community and Moodjar. A collection of poems capturing the essence of these places accompanied a series of abstract artworks. These poems are a reflection of the community's strong connection to boodja.
Poetry and wordscapes
Place Names Melville has been an incredible journey of reconciliation and Noongar language revival produced by Community Arts Network (CAN) in partnership with the City of Melville, the Noongar community and Moodjar. A collection of poems capturing the essence of these places accompanied a series of abstract artworks. These poems are a reflection of the community's strong connection to boodja.
Facilitator Nandi Chinna guided deep listening and word expressions about placenames and in turn, Noongar participants produced these wordscapes.
can.org.au/place-names-me
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