{"product_id":"two-tongues","title":"Two Tongues","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the 2023 David Unaipon Award winner comes this powerful, poignant poetry collection that celebrates and reclaims Indigenous voices and language.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWriting with a tender love for her Yugambeh language, Maria van Neerven reflects on the legacy of colonisation and racism, and the aftermath of intergenerational harm. At the same time, she shines a light on the importance of family and culture, celebrating the Indigenous women who guided and taught her - extraordinary women filled with resilience and strength. In this way, van Neerven reclaims the stories of her ancestors, giving a voice to those who weren't allowed one in the past. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwo Tongues\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eregathers what has been stolen in order to reassemble a life of compassion and - above all - love for family and Blak pride.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaria van Neerven is a Mununjali poet from the Yugambeh nation living in Meanjin. Maria was the winner of the David Unaipon Award in 2023 and was a Next Chapter Fellow in 2024. \u003cem\u003eTwo Tongues\u003c\/em\u003e is her first poetry collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3\/02\/2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FISH - Foundation for Indigenous Sustainable Health","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45845025751201,"sku":null,"price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0413\/0353\/9873\/files\/UQP_Two-Tongues_FINAL-Front-cover-RGB.jpg?v=1788344698","url":"https:\/\/shop.fish.asn.au\/products\/two-tongues","provider":"FISH - Foundation for Indigenous Sustainable Health","version":"1.0","type":"link"}