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Academia / Odyssey / Lyric Essay by Jane Burn

Kirsten Luckins 19th April 2022 Library, The Knowledge

A white woman in her middle years is smiling tightly at the camera and raising her eyebrows in exaggerated arches. She has blonde hair cut in a high, straight, 'Joan of Arc' fringe at the front, with pigtails either sie. She's wearing a bright turqoise blue round-necked top, and matching very long tasseled earrings.

Courage is multiplex. Part of courage is admitting what you do / do not know; courage is vulnerability before that …

How to find your community when you don’t know anyone by Christy Ku

Kirsten Luckins 19th April 2022 Graft, Library, Sustain

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“It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” Yet another guest speaker at our school gives this ‘advice’ to …

Roots and Routes by Kat François

Kirsten Luckins 17th February 2022 Library, Sustain

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We continue our series of essays On Being A Woman Poet with performance artist Kat François’ reflections on her journey …

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