Farz Edraki - The Other Mother
Part of a series on Australia and place, Farz Edraki considers an animal not loved by writers - the eel - and the lessons they offererd her as a parent in her local park.
Writer Farz Edraki takes comfort from the eel.
Never particularly viewed as a poet's muse it is however a force of nature, powering through Sydney's Centennial Park to wider waters - fuelled by its innate instinct to make babies.
And babies have been on Farz's mind, as kindly compliments about the speed with which she's up on her feet after pregnancy lead to a dilemma...
These essays were recorded in front of an audience at the Sydney Theatre company. The writers acknowledged the Gadigal people and paid respects to elders past and present.
Presented by Daniel Browning
Produced by Sue Roberts and Kevin Core
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