Ali Cobby Eckermann Kulila

Published: March 9, 2020, 5:05 a.m.

b'Ali Cobby Eckermann\\u2019s poem \\u201cKulila\\u201d insists on remembering as a moral act. Through the poem, the Aboriginal poet mourns the loss of Indigenous cultures in Australia and how they have been damaged and changed by colonization. Cobby Eckermann calls her readers to a place of listening and lament as a way to keep alive the memory of who we are and who we could\\u2019ve been.\\n\\nA question to reflect on after you listen: What in your culture or community needs to be lamented, honored, and told?'