Other Works

Prose Poems from the Maritime Museum (Island 164)

A selection of writing from Danielle's Maritime Museum of Tasmania residency has been published in Island 164. Several of the poems and prose poems are illustrated by images of textile works that were the surprise creative output of the residency.

'The Tale of Lake Pedder'

Are reasons of human emotion and sentiment a sufficient basis on which to argue for the restoration of Tasmania's long-lost Lake Pedder? In this essay, published in the Tasmanian Land Conservancy's exquisite anthology Breathing Space, Danielle debates this question with herself.

'Apple Suite' (Island 161)

Inspired by the photographic collection housed in the supper room of the Glen Huon Hall, 'Apple Suite' is series of monologues telling stories from a once-prosperous fruit-growing district.

'All Kinds of Fur' (South of the Sun)

A particularly nasty little story based on the Grimm brothers' tale of the same name, 'All Kinds of Fur' was published in South of the Sun alongside a beautiful illustration by Sarah Hart.

'relinquish' (Hecate 45.1&2)

A prose poem for mothers and daughters, published in the feminist literary journal, Hecate.

'The Good Mother' (Inviting Interruptions)

Originally the prologue to Rosie Little's Cautionary Tales for Girls, this cheeky rant has been included in an international anthology Inviting Interruptions: Wonder Tales in the Twenty-First Century.

water[shed]

The essay 'Beyond Reason' is included in this exquisite art book which showcases the work of fifty artists from lutruwita (Tasmania) and across the world, who contributed to the water[shed] exhibition of August 2022. In 1972, Lake Pedder was drowned as part of a hydro-electric power scheme. Now that fifty years have passed, and we have embarked upon the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-30), we hope to see the political tide turn at last, and for the recovery of Lake Pedder begin.

Essay: 'Defending takayna/Tarkine'

'Defending takayna/Tarkine' is an essay in Australian Geographic's beautiful new publication: 'takayna|Tarkine: One of the Last Wild Places on Earth'. A richly illustrated hardcover book that passionately pleads for the preservation of this precious wilderness, it features images from outstanding nature photographers and several original essays, and draws attention to the urgent need for this exquisite part of lutruwita/Tasmania to be legally protected.

'Disappearing'

'Disappearing' is a prose/poem written as part of a writers and artists collaboration with painter David Keeling. Like David's painting of the same name, it is made up of nested artefacts: a poem (about the true Lake Pedder) hides within a prose piece (about the Huon-Serpentine Impoundment that covers it). The poem was set to music by composer Maria Grenfell in a work premiered by soprano Quin Thomson. Please click on the title, above, to see the full text in its original layout.