I’m often asked about the Purpose of Poetry. Usually, I’m armed with a scattering of stock answers, duty bound to …
Beyond Submissions by Naush Sabah
I found myself in conversation with another editor recently and realised that despite being a published poet herself, she didn’t …
A dream cut out of the air by Joelle Taylor
There is no way to succeed in poetry. There is no way to fail. There is only poetry. Everything else …
Be where the people are by Jemilea Wisdom-Baako
I step into boardrooms unsure of myself, the lanyard around my neck has a cute photo I took at the …
On reading writers I don’t know and whose names I can’t pronounce by Shazea Quraishi
As I write this, my view is of our tiny back garden where through the open window I can hear …
Academia / Odyssey / Lyric Essay by Jane Burn
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
“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
We continue our series of essays On Being A Woman Poet with performance artist Kat François’ reflections on her journey …