GREETINGS!
An Australian poet, my writing is concerned with social justice, beauty and kindness. Despite my best efforts, birds frequently fly into my poems. In 2022, I was a national finalist in the Australian Poetry Slam; in 2023, one of my poetry performances was part of the International Human Rights Art Festival in New York; and in 2024, I received a Red Room Poetry Fellowship. A Varuna alumnus, I divide my time between living in Melbourne, Australia, and living in my head, where I have a library with one of those sliding ladders, Haast's eagle as a pet, and work-life balance.
Pic credit Brendan Bonsack 2023
Performances
‘Very powerful.’
Tom Block, founder and director of International Human Rights Art Festival, New York 2023‘Beautifully written.’
Rafael Epstein, host ABC 774 Melbourne radio 2023‘Bawling my eyes out.’ ‘Completely destroyed.’ ‘Top shelf.’
Listeners calling in, ABC 774 Melbourne radio 2023‘The audience was completely engaged.’
Sue Beal, CEO Clunes Booktown Festival 2023‘A superstar, just so talented, always amazing!’
Josh Carrell, Littlefoot and Company co-founder, Emerging Writers' Festival 2023‘Wonderful.’
Non Blair, Woorilla Poetry Prize Co-ordinator, Woorilla Poetry Prize awards ceremonies 2022, 2023‘An emotional roller-coaster where grief and profound insight was leavened with glorious, belly laugh humour and hope.’
Laura Fisher and Anke McLean, Radio Laria founders, Radio Laria spoken word feature 2023Read, watch or listen
'Elegy at 18'
'Remnant River Red Gum'
'Paperbark'
'Snowgums'
'Banksia'‘Last flight’ performance:
‘The middle’ performance
'How to care for your poet' blog postInterview by Indrani Perera on Radio 3CR's Spoken Word podcast, including the poems 'Tide', 'Little kite', 'Worth it', 'Last flight'awards
2024 Red Room Poetry Fellowship and residency at Varuna, the National Writers' House2023 Second place, The Art of Unity Creative Award for ‘The Good Socks’2023 Highly commended, Poem Forest Prize for ‘Paperbark’2023 Finalist, the Rhonda Gail Williford Award for Poetry for ‘The Good Socks’2023 Finalist, the Joy Bale Boone Poetry Prize 2024 for ‘Meniscus’2022 National finalist of the Australian Poetry Slam for ‘This is the middle’ and ‘Last flight’2021 Shortlisted, Poem Forest Prize for ‘Remnant River Red Gum’publications
ANTHOLOGIES
'Burial' in BRUSH STROKES V, WA Poets Inc (2024)'Tide' in THRIVING, Exsoultas Press (2024)'Azure' in HUE ARE YOU? BLUE, Jambu Press (2024)'The Good Socks' in BEYOND QUEER WORDS 2023, Beyond Words (2023)'Little Kite' in THE WEIGHT OF MOTHERHOOD, Moonstone Press (2023)'Last flight' in REMEMBERING CHARLES BUKOWSKI, Moonstone Press (2023)'But you don't look autistic' in ADMISSIONS, Upswell Publishing (2022)'The middle' in BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, Otherworldly Women (2022)'Snowglobe' in CHRISTMAS CHEERIOS, Wingless Dreamers (2023)'My father never greets me' in GRATEFUL, Quillkeepers Press (2023)'DO NOT FEED THE BIRDS' in AT CENTRAL PARK, NEW YORK, Poets’ Choice (2023)JOURNALS
'Remnant River Red Gum' in RED DOOR, Issue #37 'Resonance is us' 2024'Meniscus' in THE HEARTLAND REVIEW, Spring 2024'Paperbark' in PLANTS AND POETRY JOURNAL , Issue 'Plant People Vol 3' 2023'Fun Fact About Puddles' in THE SALTBUSH REVIEW, Issue 1 2021
For publishing or performance enquiries, contact alomadavis@gmail.com