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I am magpie episodes
- I am magpie | Episode 3 (Poems XI – XV)Just as a bird yearns to sing, Eliza needs a way through to the language of the Yura. The winter settles in, and on the horizon come a series of changes that throw focus on despondency all around her.14 min
- I am magpie | Episode 2 (Poems VI – X)On her walk to the headland, Eliza encounters more characters from her dream. Joy soon turns to disappointment as shadows emerge and everything seems beyond her grasp. We learn of Eliza's husband, Thomas.17 min
- I am magpie | Episode 1 (Poems I – V)We meet Eliza as she wakes from a lucid dream, her body reawakened. Holding fast to this newly discovered joy, she shares her delight and her new intention with her neighbour Meg, the midwife.14 min
- I am magpie – IntroductionEliza Collins. A fictional character, set in history. Fascinated by language and how it might change society. Let me introduce 'I am magpie'.7 min
- I am magpie | Episode 19 (Poems LXXII – LXXIV) FINALEliza settles into her future. Back and forth a flow of stories loud or whispered, laughter and song. They watch the glittering constellations and Eliza gives thanks for the salve to her spirit.9 min
- I am magpie | Episode 18 (Poems LXX – LXXI)Deep shadows rise into the light as Eliza aligns with her purpose and integrates loss and love. She receives her third and final talisman.12 min
- I am magpie | Episode 17 (Poems LXVI – LXIX)Eliza encounters black cockatoo and wedge-tailed eagle, birds of different feathers. With the notebook copying complete, Eliza can finally hear the women’s entreaties and their dark predictions.16 min
- I am magpie | Episode 16 (Poems LXIII to LXV)As Eliza’s past resolves, here on the other side of time, a dangerous flashpoint ignites and we witness the end of the beginning. Alarmed birdcalls signal revenge and retribution.15 min
- I am magpie | Episode 15 (Poems LX – LXII)Meg consoles Eliza, encouraging her to remember happier times. We learn of Meg’s own loss and shining inner strength. Eliza receives her second talisman.16 min
- I am magpie | Episode 14 (Poems LVII – LIX)Dependent and vulnerable, Eliza endures heartbreak. As her vitality returns, so does a reckless fury and her conviction to lay blame solely with Thomas. She turns her grief outwards to the violent storms.12 min
About I am magpie
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A fictional character, set in history. A woman, fascinated by the language of this land, yet caught in her dreams. We meet Eliza Collins in the fledgling colony of Sydney in the Spring of 1789. I am Bronwyn Eather, a writer, musician and linguist. I want to share this imagined journey with you through lyrical verse and music. In an age of new ideas, what does enlightenment look like here on the land of the Yura, on the other side of time?
Cover graphic by Mark Fairhurst