Kerry ReedGilbert

ACT | Three poems by Kerry Reed-Gilbert

Kerry Reed-Gilbert reads her poems ‘Wiradjuri Country’, ‘Got ya’, and ‘Just leave your mark here’ for ABR's ACT States of Poetry anthology.

<div class="tagItemHeader"> <h2 class="tagItemTitle"><a href="/abr-online/archive/2017/april-2017-no-390/201-april-2017-no-390/3977-letters-to-the-editor-april-2017">Letters to the Editor - April 2017</a></h2>  <div class="abr-article-review-details"><span class="Grey-Medium">by <a rel="author" href="https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/">Austrlian Book Review</a></span> <span class="abr-bullet">•</span> </div> <div class="abr-article-issue"><a href="/abr-online/archive/2017/april-2017-no-390" title="April 2017, no. 390">April 2017, no. 390</a></div> </div> <div class="tagItemBody">  <div class="k2IntroText"> <h3><img src="/images/ABR_Online_2017/April_2017/ABR_Mar2017Cover_200.webp" alt="ABR Mar2017Cover 200" width="200" height="258" style="margin: 1px 8px 5px 1px; border: 1px solid #000000; float: right;" /></h3> <h3>Chilcot and Australia</h3> <p>Dear Editor,<br />We cannot be reminded often enough of the perfidy that led in succession to the Iraq disaster, the continuing débâcle in the Middle Eas ... </div> </div> </div>   <div class="tagItemView"> <div class="tagItemHeader"> <h2 class="tagItemTitle"><a href="/poetry/states-of-poetry-2017/states-of-poetry-act/192-states-of-poetry-2017-act/3894-states-of-poetry-2017-act-just-leave-your-mark-here-by-kerry-reed-gilbert">States of Poetry 2017 - ACT | 'Just leave your mark here' by Kerry Reed-Gilbert</a></h2>  <div class="abr-article-review-details"><span class="Grey-Medium">by <a rel="author" href="/diaries-and-blog/editor-s-diary-2014/author/6570-kerryreedgilbert">Kerry Reed-Gilbert</a></span> <span class="abr-bullet">•</span> </div> <div class="abr-article-issue"><a href="/poetry/states-of-poetry-2017/states-of-poetry-act" title="States of Poetry ACT - Series Two">States of Poetry ACT - Series Two</a></div> </div> <div class="tagItemBody">  <div class="k2IntroText"> <h3>Just leave your mark here</h3> <p>I won’t do you no wrong<br />I’m a man that you can trust<br />I’m not like the others<br />I’m a honourable man</p> <p>Some people say<br />there’s no honour among thieves<br />but let me tell you straight<br />We, guberment men,<br />sent by the King we steal their land<br />by one stroke of the mighty pen.<br />But don’t tell anybody that.</p> ... </div> </div> </div>   <div class="tagItemView"> <div class="tagItemHeader"> <h2 class="tagItemTitle"><a href="/poetry/states-of-poetry-2017/states-of-poetry-act/192-states-of-poetry-2017-act/3895-states-of-poetry-2017-act-red-earth-by-kerry-reed-gilbert">States of Poetry 2017 - ACT | 'Red Earth' by Kerry Reed-Gilbert</a></h2>  <div class="abr-article-review-details"><span class="Grey-Medium">by <a rel="author" href="/diaries-and-blog/editor-s-diary-2014/author/6570-kerryreedgilbert">Kerry Reed-Gilbert</a></span> <span class="abr-bullet">•</span> </div> <div class="abr-article-issue"><a href="/poetry/states-of-poetry-2017/states-of-poetry-act" title="States of Poetry ACT - Series Two">States of Poetry ACT - Series Two</a></div> </div> <div class="tagItemBody">  <div class="k2IntroText"> <h3>Red Earth</h3> <p>dirt<br />sunset<br />sunrise<br />sunburnt<br />Old fella<br />Blackfella<br />Culture<br />Creation<br />Biamie<br />Dreaming<br />Belonging<br />Me.</p> <p style="text-align: right;"><strong>Kerry Reed-Gilbert</strong></p> ... </div> </div> </div>   <div class="tagItemView"> <div class="tagItemHeader"> <h2 class="tagItemTitle"><a href="/poetry/states-of-poetry-2017/states-of-poetry-act/192-states-of-poetry-2017-act/3896-states-of-poetry-2017-act-wiradjuri-country-by-kerry-reed-gilbert">States of Poetry 2017 - ACT | 'Wiradjuri Country' by Kerry Reed-Gilbert</a></h2>  <div class="abr-article-review-details"><span class="Grey-Medium">by <a rel="author" href="/diaries-and-blog/editor-s-diary-2014/author/6570-kerryreedgilbert">Kerry Reed-Gilbert</a></span> <span class="abr-bullet">•</span> </div> <div class="abr-article-issue"><a href="/poetry/states-of-poetry-2017/states-of-poetry-act" title="States of Poetry ACT - Series Two">States of Poetry ACT - Series Two</a></div> </div> <div class="tagItemBody">  <div class="k2IntroText"> <h3>Wiradjuri country</h3> <p>1,000ks Wiradjuri country<br />Eagles, angels, sun bursts,<br />gum trees, geraniums<br />and a pocket full of poetry.<br />I travel my country,<br />my land,<br />my life,<br />my religion.</p> <p>The bush calls me back<br />to the time of before.<br />Before tar and cement.<br />Brick walls and tin roofs.<br />To the time of Creation<br />where men were men<br />a ... </div> </div> </div>   <div class="tagItemView"> <div class="tagItemHeader"> <h2 class="tagItemTitle"><a href="/poetry/states-of-poetry-2017/states-of-poetry-act/192-states-of-poetry-2017-act/3897-states-of-poetry-2017-act-got-ya-by-kerry-reed-gilbert">States of Poetry 2017 - ACT | 'Got ya' by Kerry Reed-Gilbert</a></h2>  <div class="abr-article-review-details"><span class="Grey-Medium">by <a rel="author" href="/diaries-and-blog/editor-s-diary-2014/author/6570-kerryreedgilbert">Kerry Reed-Gilbert</a></span> <span class="abr-bullet">•</span> </div> <div class="abr-article-issue"><a href="/poetry/states-of-poetry-2017/states-of-poetry-act" title="States of Poetry ACT - Series Two">States of Poetry ACT - Series Two</a></div> </div> <div class="tagItemBody">  <div class="k2IntroText"> <h3>Got ya</h3> <p>I knew he was mine<br />frothing at the mouth<br />(literally speaking)<br />I was waiting for him<br />my body ready to strike</p> <p>Like a leopard<br />on the verge of attack<br />I waited, biding my time.<br />I held my breath.</p> <p>My muscles taut<br />prepared to pounce<br />to strike, to maim.</p> <p>I knew the moment was at hand<br />the spirits played around him<b ... </div> </div> </div>   <div class="tagItemView"> <div class="tagItemHeader"> <h2 class="tagItemTitle"><a href="/poetry/states-of-poetry-2017/states-of-poetry-act/192-states-of-poetry-2017-act/3898-states-of-poetry-2017-act-the-old-rugged-cross-by-kerry-reed-gilbert">States of Poetry 2017 - ACT | 'The old rugged cross' by Kerry Reed-Gilbert</a></h2>  <div class="abr-article-review-details"><span class="Grey-Medium">by <a rel="author" href="/diaries-and-blog/editor-s-diary-2014/author/6570-kerryreedgilbert">Kerry Reed-Gilbert</a></span> <span class="abr-bullet">•</span> </div> <div class="abr-article-issue"><a href="/poetry/states-of-poetry-2017/states-of-poetry-act" title="States of Poetry ACT - Series Two">States of Poetry ACT - Series Two</a></div> </div> <div class="tagItemBody">  <div class="k2IntroText"> <h3>The old rugged cross</h3> <p>When the spirit has been broken<br />and there’s no place to go<br />When you look around the world<br />wondering what went wrong<br />When your heart is shattered and<br />torn no patch ever big enough to help it mend.<br />No bandaid to help it heal.</p> <p>When tears roll down your face</p> <p>cascading like a roaring river<br />When the spirit has been br ... </div> </div> </div>   <div class="tagItemView"> <div class="tagItemHeader"> <h2 class="tagItemTitle"><a href="/poetry/states-of-poetry-2017/states-of-poetry-act/192-states-of-poetry-2017-act/3874-states-of-poetry-2017-act-about-kerry-reed-gilbert">States of Poetry 2017 - ACT | About Kerry Reed-Gilbert</a></h2>  <div class="abr-article-review-details"><span class="Grey-Medium">by <a rel="author" href="https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/">Australian Book Review</a></span> <span class="abr-bullet">•</span> </div> <div class="abr-article-issue"><a href="/poetry/states-of-poetry-2017/states-of-poetry-act" title="States of Poetry ACT - Series Two">States of Poetry ACT - Series Two</a></div> </div> <div class="tagItemBody"> <div class="customHighlightText"><p><span class="dropcap">A</span> Wiradjuri woman from Central New South Wales, Kerry Reed-Gilbert has performed and conducted writing workshops ...</p> ... <a href="/poetry/states-of-poetry-2017/states-of-poetry-act/192-states-of-poetry-2017-act/3874-states-of-poetry-2017-act-about-kerry-reed-gilbert">(read more)</a></div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>   </div>   <div class="t3-sidebar t3-sidebar-right col col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-3 "> <div class="t3-module module_text " id="Mod419"><div class="module-inner"><div class="module-ct"><div class="bannergroup_text"> <div class="banneritem"> <a href="/component/banners/click/9" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Editorial Cadetship - April 2025"> <img src="https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/images/ABR_Arts_2025/Cadetship_slide_1_-_29-4.webp" alt="Donate to the Peter Rose Editorial Cadetship" /> </a> <div class="clr"></div> </div> <div class="banneritem"> <a href="/component/banners/click/8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Grace to Birth - Author Solutions"> <img 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