The Purpose of Truth

By Gabrielle Journey Jones

'It's the details of a thing...what eye love about Gabe's poetry. The depth in the beauty of a moment slowed way down... Eye enter her words and the legs of my mind and heart slow to stroll as eye am carried like a precious thing on the words of her song...her poetry. From the warm feel of the water on my skin as a single mother washes the dishe

• Language: English
• Publisher: Debbie Lee
• Release date: Aug 1, 2023
• ISBN: 9781761095740

Gabrielle Journey Jones

Gabrielle Journey Jones was born on Gadigal land, Sydney, and is from Māori and African-American blood-lines. Adopted into a loving family, she grew up in Canberra. Gabrielle has performed her poetry at local, national and international events in diverse venues including Sydney Opera House, Friend in Hand Glebe, Kent Street Café, Radio Skidrow, Django Bar, Women's Library, 'Woman Scream' Festival NSW Parliament House, Sydney Summer Spiritfest, 'Rebellious Words' Red Rattler 2016 and Pride Carnival Alice Springs. She is the winner of open mic and slam events including Word Salad 2017 launch; 'Say It Sing It' South Coast Writers Centre and Enough Said Poetry Slam Wollongong 2016; 'Bad Slam No Biscuit Poetry Slam' Canberra National Folk Festival 2016; and Caravan Slam Marrickville 2015. She was a finalist in the Australian Poetry Slam Sydney Slam 2016. Gabrielle has been involved with many not-for-profit community organisations and government agencies across Australia during her twenty-year career as a social worker. Gabrielle is co-founder and CEO (Creativity Encouragement Officer) of Creative Womyn Down Under, a community initiative established in Sydney, 2006 to connect women and many forms of creative expression. Gabrielle combines creativity and social work ideals in her poetry workshops and drum circles. The launch of Spoken Medicine in 2017 with Ginninderra Press completes a year of dynamic poetry community collaborations. Gabrielle joined the Red Room Company to deliver poetry workshops in schools in NSW. Red Room is committed to making poetry a meaningful part of everyday life. Gabrielle also became a member of the South Coast Writers Centre board of management. Gabrielle contributed to the inaugural Unspoken Words festival this year and will join the team of artistic directors in 2018. Creativity as social, political and personal action is the cornerstone of Gabrielle's work as a performance poet. The words in this collection are best enjoyed read out loud.

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The Purpose of truth

THE PURPOSE OF TRUTH

GABRIELLE JOURNEY JONES

Ginninderra Press

The Purpose of Truth

ISBN 978 1 76109 574 0

Copyright © text Gabrielle Journey Jones 2023

Cover image: Yellow for Peace Cottage by Gabrielle Journey Jones

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First published 2023 by

Ginninderra Press

PO Box 3461 Port Adelaide 5015

www.ginninderrapress.com.au

CONTENTS

Foreword

On Yuin Country: Acknowledgement of Country – Far South Sketches

Impressions

Truths

Ekphrasis

Gratitude

Acknowledgements

About Gabrielle Journey Jones

Also by Gabrielle Journey Jones and published by Ginninderra Press

FOREWORD

it's the details of a thing…what eye love about Gabe’s poetry

the depth in the beauty of a moment slowed way down

eye enter her words and the legs of my mind and heart

slow to stroll as eye am carried like a precious thing

on the words of her song…her poetry

from the warm feel of the water on my skin

as a single mother washes the dishes

and sneaks in some dreaming...

to the joy in

‘Laughing at gravity with friends

Barrelling down slippery dips’

smile

how she writes my thoughts

she epitomizes what poetry is

texture and color and feelings

and secret thoughts and

the sweet in words that can also sting

these poems are a beautiful carpet ride

through a coloured galaxy that feels

like