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elegy

(in modern literature) a poem of serious reflection, typically for the dead.

What does it mean to write in honour of the dead? Who is elegy for, and what are the ethical considerations and implications of such writing? These four poets come together to share their own elegiac poetry in a mediation on grief – from the individual to the collective. Part performance, part discussion, writers will untangle the form as it relates to multiple, expansive understandings and expressions of mourning across time and space.

    This event is presented in partnership with Australian Poetry via the Copyright Agency Cultural Fund.

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Friday 6 September, 6:30PM

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Emerald Hill Library & Port Phillip Heritage Centre
195 Bank St, South Melbourne VIC 3205

Featuring...

Maggie Knight-Williams

Maggie is a young queer writer of Gamilaroi and settler ancestry with Ngunnawal kinship ties. She makes her home on Ngunnawal dhawura, studying law and going to parties. Her work is a natural byproduct of her navigation of relationships with Country, memory, and women.

Izzy Roberts-Orr

Izzy Roberts-Orr is a poet and arts worker based on Wurundjeri Country in regional Victoria. Her debut collection, Raw Salt (Vagabond, 2024) was the recipient of a Marten Bequest Scholarship, Wheeler Centre Hot Desk Fellowship and longlisted for the Colorado Prize for Poetry. She is Creative Producer for Red Room Poetry.

Thabani Tshuma

Thabani Tshuma is a multi-award-winning Zimbabwean writer and performance poet. His work can be found in publications such as Dichotomi magazine, Cordite Poetry Review, CUBBY ART, and ABC ArtWorks’ SLAMMED segment. Thabani is co-curator of Thin Red Lines and his debut collection, ‘The Gospel of Unmade Creation’, released in 2023 through Recent Work Press.

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