Ania Walwicz: Poem Analysis

Australia, our wide brown land, a place where acceptance and opportunities are possible. Where we are renowned for welcoming all cultures and ethnicities from around the world. It certainly sounds good on paper, or does it? "Nope, nope, nope" our prime minister declares, as he deters another decrepit vessel full of the wretched and needy desperately seeking asylum. We may proudly call ourselves a tolerant and accepting but migrants’ experiences tell a different tale. The migrant experience is often hidden away from public view and this silencing of our minority groups keeps the illusion of egalitarianism alive. However, delve a little deeper and you will find the stories in literature and art. Poet, Ania Walwicz is one such migrant voice.