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Anonymous Premonition
by Yvette Holt

Winner of the 2005 David Unaipon Award, Anonymous Premonition gives the low-down on what it is to be an Indigenous woman today.

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Yvette Holt's collection of startling and fresh poems treats us to an energetic and unconventional journey from love, sex, empowerment and travel to motherhood and family, activism and grief. Holt's voice is compelling, loud, and unafraid.

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Samuel Wagan Watson

author of Love Poems and Death Threats

‘A fledgling collection of poetry that takes flight! Uplifting and revealing; an uncompromised body of verse from an authentic, charismatic Indigenous voice.’

The Age

‘The words of this poet leap at you, entangle you in a world that is alien to most Australians.’

Dr Anita Heiss

‘Anonymous Premonition is lyrical and luscious but it is also poetic activism that packs a punch. In discussing pride in identity, painful memories, the realities of Aboriginal life and death, and the power of sisterhood, this collection is a tribute to the resilience of Aboriginal women everywhere.’

Yvette Holt

Yvette Holt is a descendant of the Bidjara Nation, Queensland. Born in Brisbane, where she still lives, Yvette is socially active in numerous community, state and national boards where the elevation of Indigenous Australian women is positively promoted. A graduate from the University of Technology, Sydney, she currently researches Indigenous Australian literature at AustLit: The Resource for Australian Literature at the University of Queensland and also lectures in Aboriginal Women's Studies at UQ.