The Kingsbury Tales: A Complete Collection
‘The Kingsbury Tales: A Complete Collection is a revolution in what a poetry book might be: a monumental and iconoclastic declaration at once, a refusal to be downtrodden but equally (or more) an affirmation of community and place, a political declaration of independence against the rules and regulations that have hindered the growth of poetics in Australia and anywhere that a national purity of ‘official’ language has been at work.
The poet’s persona is not a convention but something in which the full range of human emotions is active at any given time, guiding us through the tales of a suburb, a city, a country, which open into other cities and countries. Voice and stories merge and part, and an eruption of diversity offers us a life of thinking, reading, observing and recording.
Witty, abrasive, intelligent, sensitive, subtle, inclusive and radical, the journey through a life of breaking down the prison walls of ‘the other’, or reclaiming and reconstituting, makes this a major work of world literature. A masterpiece beyond comparison.’ — John Kinsella
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Publishing has a diversity problem. There are less 'diverse' books being published which limits the discoverability and reach of those authors.
Representation is important. Read more about why we exist here.
An anti-racist social enterprise bookstore specialising in BIPOC books.
Only about 11% of books published are by BIPOC authors — so unless you specifically seek out books by BIPOC authors, you aren't likely to find very many of them organically. At Amplify, BIPOC authors are highlighted and celebrated. Here, they don't have to fight to be seen, and you don't have to fight to find them.
We hope that in our shop, you can discover a new favourite read, find stories that speak uniquely to you, learn about a culture outside your own (or more about your own histories), and gain a better understanding of the systems that connect us all.
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