PRLog (Press Release) –
Oct 28, 2007 – Lili Tuwai’s first book, ‘the heArt of my reVersing: a redemption song through original poems and short stories in verse’ extends the paradigms for representation for writers like herself who are also survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Keen to reach a wider readership without constraints to her creative expression, Tuwai’s recent decision to publish with Vusa Wai Tui Publishing, a small independent publisher, and Lulu.com (premier marketplace for digital content) has been exciting and liberating.
Whilst the topics in Tuwai’s verses are eclectic, a strong theme throughout the book is a stand against all forms of abusive behaviour that permeates daily life. She responds to the off-field antics of professional footballers’;
and ponders a child’s confusion after sexual assault; she spells out the mind-numbing effect of neighbourhood gossip and argy-bargy; and the things we say and do ‘for heavens sake’; and the ugliness of a drunk verbally abusing his wife.
Tuwai hopes this collection will benefit survivors (of abuse) and the broader community alike. “I hope survivors will feel less alone when reading the verses. I also hope people who have not suffered such abuses, gain insight into issues many survivors live with” said Tuwai. Although this is her first book, she has published widely as a journalist and academic. Her articles have appeared in Rollingstone Magazine, Juice Magazine, Icon, Pacific Islands Monthly, Like Art Magazine and Xtext Journal to name just a few. She has also worked as a stringer for Inter Press Newswire Service.
the heArt of my reVersing is available for purchase on-line at Lulu.com (http://www.lulu.com/content/1191966).
For more information about the heArt of my reVersing, please visit www.lilituwai.com
or contact Vusa Wai Tui Publishing email: waituipublishing@gmail.com
In 1992, Lili graduated from the University of Technology, Sydney, with a BA in Communications majoring in Radio Production & Social and Political Theory. In 1996, from the same institution she gained a BA Honours in Communication with First Class Honours. In 1998, she was awarded a scholarship to the University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury, and attained a PhD in Philosophy/Cultural Studies in 2001.
