Old Man Banksia 

Luke Patterson is a Gamilaroi poet, folklorist and musician living on Gadigal lands. His poetry delves into the entangled ecologies of language and history, moving towards a future in the post-colony.
The Herbarium Tales poetry project was curated by Amanda Lucas-Frith, Plumwood Mountain Journal and Prudence Gibson, project director of The Herbarium Tales, an Australian Research Council project at the University of New South Wales.
The project was funded by AIATSIS and premiered at the House of Oz during the 2022 Edinburgh International and Fringe Festivals.
Partners include The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, Bundanon Trust, University of New South Wales and Open Humanities Press.
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