Morning thalassa

Jane Messer

Morning thalassa

Jane Messer

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Abstract

Memoir essay that explores the therapeutic effect - the Greek term is 'thalassa' - upon the writer's grief and sadness at her mother's Alzheimer's, through immersion in the sea waters of the Coogee NSW ocean pool, McIver's Ladies Baths. The essay explores both the culturally diverse women who frequent the pool, and the underwater sea life within the pool itself. The writing aims to recreate the solace of immersion and to acknowledge the importance of Australia's only women's pool for women over the course of the past 100 years.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The women's pool
Editors	Lynne Spender
Place of Publication	North Geelong, Victoria
Publisher	Spinifex Press
Chapter	3
Pages	11-16
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781925950465
ISBN (Print)	9781925950458
Publication status	Published - 2021

Keywords

creative writing
Australian literature
feminism
women's history
gender and culture
memoir
Bidgigal
Gadigal

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Friday essay: morning thalassa - the calm, salt therapy of Sydney's women's pool
Messer, J., 17 Dec 2021, The Conversation.
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