Between Law and Poetry: Maithri Panagoda’s Purple Patch

In this interview with Kulasegaram Sanchayan, lawyer and poet Maithri Panagoda reflects on his life journey from Sri Lanka to Australia following the publication of his poetry collection Purple Patch. He speaks about his early struggles as a migrant lawyer, his long legal career working with Aboriginal communities, and how poetry became both a creative outlet and a source of balance. A thoughtful conversation about justice, memory, and the power of words.

Maithri Panagoda, AM; and his latest book, "Purple Patch"

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