As the six-month anniversary of her Stella Prize win approaches, First Nations poet Evelyn Araluen has issued a call-to-arms to the arts and publishing industries: don’t let verse slip through the cracks and ensure your attempts at inclusion are more than tokenistic.

Earlier this year Araluen became the first person to win the $60,000 Stella prize for a book of poetry  – Dropbear – which has since gone on to sell nearly 15,000 copies.

Araluen discusses the importance of writing, prize money, self-doubt and Instagram T-shirts, but also concerns about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representation, in an episode of Good Weekend Talks hosted by The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald journalist Broede Carmody, a poet himself.

As the six-month anniversary of her Stella Prize win approaches, First Nations poet Evelyn Araluen has issued a call-to-arms to the arts and publishing industries: don’t let verse slip through the cracks and ensure your attempts at inclusion are more than tokenistic. Earlier this year Araluen became the first person to win the $60,000 Stella prize for a book of poetry  – Dropbear – which has since gone on to sell nearly 15,000 copies. Araluen discusses the importance of writing, prize money, self-doubt and Instagram T-shirts, but also concerns about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representation, in an episode of Good Weekend Talks hosted by The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald journalist Broede Carmody, a poet himself.

Good Weekend Talks features in-depth conversations with the people fascinating Australians right now, from sport to politics to the arts, business and beyond, interviewed weekly by the country's top journalists. Consider it a magazine for your ears.

Good Weekend Talks features in-depth conversations with the people fascinating Australians right now, from sport to politics to the arts, business and beyond, interviewed weekly by the country's top journalists. Consider it a magazine for your ears.

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