Slip of the Tongue

Slip of the Tongue Synopsis

';This is distilled cartography of a woman's life. From a child's-eye view of drought and hardship in the outback to the pains and love of motherhood, Broughton turns her lens of brevity and poignancy on a rich life. With meticulous observation (';a mopoke echoes its own hollow song'), wry humour (';my mother is taking over my face') and wordplay (';he's into zen bosom'), Belinda reflects on the panoply of human experience from the metaphysical (';and the sun / sets / and rises again / each time /more / surprising') to the basics of armpit hair and farts. A standout collection.' Rob Walker

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