Title
Document Type
Creative Work
RIS ID
36263
Abstract
Aurora's Lament by Donna Abela is a free adaptation of an Old English poem called 'The Wife's Lament'. Written in the 10th century, 'The Wife's Lament' is a 53-line dramatic monologue, one of the works included in The Exeter Book. It is spoken in the voice of a woman who has been abandoned by her husband and now lives alone in the woods. The original author is unknown and the author's conclusion—whether the wife stoically endures or calls down a curse—is open to scholarly interpretation. Donna Abela has created a contemporary radio poem for three voices, where Aurora, a Filipina migrant left in a caravan park, takes the part of the Wife
Publication Details
Abela, D. T. "Aurora's Lament." Australia: ABC RadioNational - Airplay, 2011. http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/airplay/auroras-lament-by-donna-abela/2995556