Gutsy Girls
Love, Poetry and Sisterhood
$27.63
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
3 February 2025
Summary
A unique behind-the-scenes story of love, sisterhood and the trail-blazing Australian poet Dorothy Porter
Dorothy Porter was one of Australia’s most charismatic and courageous literary figures. Achieving broader fame through her bestselling queer crime verse novel, The Monkey’s Mask, and its film adaptation, she took poetry and performance to new heights.
Her younger sister, Josie McSkimming, watched Dot become an award-winning poet, but it was a family of complex dynamics. Bo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780702268724 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0702268720 |
| Author: | Josie McSkimming |
| Publisher: | University of Queensland Press |
| Imprint: | University of Queensland Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 3 February 2025 |
| Weight: | 346g |
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Josie McSkimming
Josie McSkimming is a social worker, psychotherapist, university lecturer and author. She is the youngest of three sisters, her eldest being the award-winning poet, Dorothy Porter. Josie has appeared on many podcasts, radio programs, and on ABC TV. She is committed to social change and social justice and has become an ardent amateur naturalist and environmentalist. She lives in Sydney.
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