GREETINGS!
An Australian poet, my writing is concerned with social justice, whimsy and kindness. Despite my best efforts, birds frequently fly into my poems. A poet of the stage as well as the page, 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.
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‘Beautiful, but heart-wrenching.’
Non Blair, Woorilla Poetry Prize Co-ordinator, Woorilla Poetry Prize awards ceremonies 2022, 2023, 2024‘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 2023RECOGNITION
Since 2021 I have been privileged to been shortlisted for the Robert Gray Prize for Poetry and Calanthe Collective Prize, honourably mentioned in the Princemere Poetry Prize, a finalist in the Rising Poet Prize, Rhonda Gail Williford Award for Poetry, Joy Bale Boone Poetry Prize and Australian Poetry Slam, highly commended for the Poem Forest Prize and a runner up in the Art of Creative Unity Award.Read
Pic credits 1: Brendan Bonsack 2:Stewart Chambers
For publishing or performance enquiries, or just to say ahoyhoy, contact alomadavis@gmail.com