ABOUT Hot Pies
In Hot Pies, Brett dramatises a selection of Australian poetry, from traditional bush poetry to contemporary ... It is as much storytelling as it is poetry ...
The poems explore life in its richness of emotion: joy, despair and laughter. Brett uses vaudeville through to naturalism, along with music ...
Brett begins with a story of why poetry, story and song are important to him. Brett connects the ancient practice of storyteller to audiences of the 21st century, a practice as old as time itself ...
Having grown up with parents and grandparents, pre-TV generation, Brett connects the internet generation with the ancient sharing of storytelling and poetry ...
The selected poems show the diversity of Australian identity, its multicultural breadth, and demonstrate how language is used to communicate ideas and experiences.