It is evident that author Tony Birch, has presented a range of concepts in his poem collection – Broken Teeth – that not only draws attention to “Melbourne’s past”, but also “revives” it. In other terms, Birch not only presents personal accounts of the lives of the Aboriginal people after the British colonization, but he has also demonstrated the present-day city – from the perspective of the traditional landowners of Australia.
By comparing and contrasting Melbourne’s past with its present, through creating structure and by consistently drawing attention to William Barack; Birch’s poem collection, manages to deliver an impressive perspective – built upon the history and progress – of the City of Melbourne.
By comparing and contrasting Melbourne’s past with its present, through creating structure and by consistently drawing attention to William Barack; Birch’s poem collection, manages to deliver an impressive perspective – built upon the history and progress – of the City of Melbourne.