
“Dale’s treatment of the Constitution—‘vandalism’ as she calls it (quoted in Messenger)—forces a re-reading of the Australian Constitution, not simply as a historical document or legal relic but as a live, living text. Constitution makes the Constitution a poem by rendering it unrecognisable as a legal document and by replacing the official language of the nation with the unofficial language of its governance.”
- Astrid Lorange, Australian Humanities Review
Reviews:
Tony Messenger: Mascara Literary Review
Astrid Lorange: Australian Humanities Review
“Dale’s treatment of the Constitution—‘vandalism’ as she calls it (quoted in Messenger)—forces a re-reading of the Australian Constitution, not simply as a historical document or legal relic but as a live, living text. Constitution makes the Constitution a poem by rendering it unrecognisable as a legal document and by replacing the official language of the nation with the unofficial language of its governance.”
- Astrid Lorange, Australian Humanities Review
Reviews:
Tony Messenger: Mascara Literary Review
Astrid Lorange: Australian Humanities Review