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New poem in Cordite POP!

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I wrote a cheeky little Pokémon poem, (titled “I Google ‘are Pokémon edible?’ and wonder if I’m a bad person”), which has been published in Cordite, with big thanks to guest editors Bec Jessen and Zenobia Frost.

Do you think about the edibility of Pokémon too? Read on…

Want to read the whole issue of Cordite POP!? Do it!

I’m pumped to be published alongside poet faves Shastra Deo, Chloë Callistemon, Mindy Gill, Keri Glastonbury, Dan Hogan, Warsan Shire, Eloise Grills, Pascalle Burton, Alex Creece, Andrew Sutherland, Matt Hetherington, Scott-Patrick Mitchell, Kate Durbin, Ray Briggs, Rory Green, Pam Brown, Susie Walsh, Jarad Bruinstroop, Heather Taylor-Johnson, Jacqui Malins, Damen O’Brien, Sean West, Jini Maxwell, Josie/Jocelyn Deane, Lore White, and so many more fab folks!

Image description: Front cover of Australian Poetry Anthology. The cover features an abstract art piece of a koala-like creature sitting on top of a white house, with a gold sheep-like creature beside them. These three are on an island surrounded by dark water, with a gold yellow sky in the background.

Australia Poetry Anthology

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I recently had the pleasure of guest editing Australian Poetry Anthology Volume 10, 2023 alongside Peter Boyle. I am so immensely proud of the poems we chose and I can’t wait for you to read them.

I’m also honoured to be continuing my work with Australian Poetry as a member of their Board of Directors. I’ve always admired AP’s strong poetic vision and I’m excited to work with them to develop and showcase what poetry can be and do in Australia.

(Cover artwork by Michelle Leber.)

It’s Exactly As I Am’s first birthday!

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This month is Exactly As I Am’s first birthday! 🎉

Thank you to everyone who bought, borrowed and read this book over the past year. And thank you to all the excellent folk who interviewed me about it and asked me to read poems from it. 

I hope Exactly As I Am continues to reach wonderful readers, especially those who need it most. 

This past year has been a particularly dark, transphobic time for my community. I hope to combat that as much as I can, by continuing to write and publish books that uplift, embrace and nurture my trans, non-binary and gender diverse siblings 💖🏳️‍⚧️

(Awesome image tiles thanks to my publisher UQP.)

Black and white shard images surrounding the front cover of Exactly As I Am.
Black and white shard images surround text that reads, ‘: paint me over / tell me : am I trope / or trouble to you? is my portraiture distraction or abstraction?’
Black and white shard images surround text that reads, ‘Rainbow confetti pixels. Today's trans trend is believing you are non-binary enough, no matter what the monsters say.’
Black and white shard images surround text that reads, ‘Somewhat safe / My heart shucked and floundering on the footpath. A car creeps down the unlit side street with headlights howling.’
Photo of two zines called ’Show Me Yr Selfie’ with a picture collage on the front that includes a camera image. The zines lay on a background of blue and yellow flowers.

New visual poem

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I have a visual poem called ‘I don’t even own a cat’ in the awesome new zine Show Me Yr Selfie – edited by SM Piotrowski.

You can grab a copy here.

Photo of two zines called ’Show Me Yr Selfie’ with a picture collage on the front that includes a camera image. The zines lay on a background of blue and yellow flowers.

Show Me Yr Selfie is compilation zine of essays, poetry, and artwork about the multifaceted aspects of selfies.

It features work by: Maryann B. Cole, EA Hayes, Ash Hernick, Katherine Leung, Spectre J. Moorsley, SM Piotrowski, The Union Argus, Dena Zilber, and me!

Photo of an Australian Poetry Journal collage cover featuring a field of red poppies, placed on a colourful floral background.

‘Home (pixels) (praise)’ in Australian Poetry Journal 12.1

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I have a brand new poem in Australian Poetry Journal 12.1 – ‘divergence, relevance’.

With huge thanks to Guest Editors Scott-Patrick Mitchell and Esther Ottaway for choosing my work and the work of so many other incredible poets in this issue.

Photo of an Australian Poetry Journal collage cover featuring a field of red poppies, placed on a colourful floral background.

‘Home (pixels) (praise)’ is a poem I wrote during an online workshop with the amazing Joelle Taylor through Red Room Poetry.

You can subscribe to Australian Poetry Journal or buy copies on their website.