New York Times - Alexis Wright
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New York Times - Alexis Wright

February 2024

Long before Alexis Wright was a towering figure in Australian letters, she took notes during community meetings in remote outback towns. Put to task by Aboriginal elders, her job was to take down their every word in longhand.

Photographs: Tamati Smith

New York Times - Alexis Wright
New York Times - Alexis Wright

The work was laborious, and it soothed her youthful fervor for the change that seemed all too slow to arrive.

Words by Natasha Frost and photography by @tamati_the_yamaji for The New York Times.

I really enjoyed spending the evening with Alexis and the pizza she had ready as I sat down listening and learning about her and her craft, really an beautifully amazing woman ❤️💛🖤

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