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I am magpie episodes
- I am magpie | Episode 4 (Poems XVI – XIX)As Spring arrives in the colony, Eliza gathers her spirit through her morning musings. Her dreams provide no insight to her purpose, yet they do arouse memories. We begin to see what sets Eliza apart.13 min
- 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 – 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
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