GUEST CURATOR – LUKE PATTERSON

“I've been thinking about the sentient landscape and the stories etched onto it/us. These stories contain nourishment, messages, agreements, obligations, lessons and responsibilities. They are gifts.

Story Week is a chance for performing writers to share their gift. It's also an opportunity for audiences to lean in and listen hard.

I'm honoured to be able to bring together a group of outstanding First Nation artists whose work and expertise deeply consider our collective role and responsibility as storytellers and listeners. Their practice, artistic and otherwise, has taught me invaluable lessons about moving with respect and pride across the shifting textures of this continent.

Come along to listen, yarn, laugh, and share the responsibility of shaping this land's memory and future.”
Luke Patterson – Story Week 2023 Guest Curator

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Luke Patterson is a Gamilaroi poet, folklorist and musician living on Gadigal lands. His poetry has appeared in Cordite, Plumwood Mountain, Rabbit, Running Dog and The Suburban Review. Luke has also featured in the anthologies Active Aesthetics, Firefront: first nation’s poetry and power today and Best of Australian Poems 2021.

His research and creative pursuits are grounded in extensive work with First Nations and other community-based organisations across Australia.