From the author of the acclaimed narrative memoir, That Oceanic Feeling, comes an intimate, lyrical and moving celebration of the life and work of one of Australia's premier poets, Judith Wright. Through an exploration of the landscape and nature that Wright loved so much, Fiona Capp encourages readers to discover - or rediscover - one of Australia's most loved poets.
The natural world was fundamental to the life, poetry and activism of Judith Wright; she knew that the land had made her who she was - she called it 'the country that built my heart'. To Wright, the landscape was not only a rich source of stories but it was also haunted by silences - the untold stories of the Aboriginal people who inhabited it before Wright's ancestors made it their own.
Fiona Capp first met Judith Wright when she spoke at Fiona's school speech night. From that early meeting, Wright's poetry became a continuous source of inspiration to Fiona and they started a lifelong correspondence that only ended with Judith Wright's death. In this compelling memoir, Fiona Capp embarks on a quest to discover more about Judith Wright and the country and people that inspired her, travelling to landscapes and properties that are central to Judith Wright's poems and life.
My Blood's Country is a moving, poetic, intensely personal and illuminating memoir, giving us unparallelled insight into Wright's poetry and the landscape that inspired her, her activism, and her ongoing legacy.
