Author name: Barrina South

Barrina is a Barkindji poet and critic. Her work has featured in the Griffith Review, Rabbit, Cordite Poetry Review, Coastlines plus Teesta Review: A Journal of Poetry, Kolkata, India. In 2024, Barrina published her debut poetry collection titled Makarra, through Recent Work Press. Makarra was shortlisted in the 2025 Prime Minister's Literary Award for poetry; won the 2025 ACT Literary Award for Poetry; received a Highly Commended place in the 2024 Anne Elder Poetry Award and the 2025 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award; and was shortlisted in the 2025 Mary Gilmore Award.

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Barrina South

front teeth pierce ice / lick sugar off wrists / a piece of sun detaches / voices flicker through the half light / unpinned hair / head on her fist

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