Stella Prize winner Evelyn Araluen on poetry, prizes and Indigenous portrayal
As the six-month anniversary of her Stella Prize win approaches, First Nations poet Evelyn Araluen has issued a call-to-arms to the arts and publishing industries: don\u2019t let verse slip through the cracks and ensure your attempts at inclusion are more than tokenistic.
Earlier this year Araluen became the first person to win the $60,000 Stella prize for a book of poetry\xa0\xa0\u2013\xa0Dropbear\xa0\u2013 which has since gone on to sell nearly 15,000 copies.
Araluen discusses the importance of writing, prize money, self-doubt and Instagram T-shirts, but also concerns about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representation, in an episode of\xa0Good Weekend Talks\xa0hosted by\xa0The Age\xa0and\xa0The Sydney Morning Herald\xa0journalist\xa0Broede Carmody, a poet himself.
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