Cirrus@Austlit

'Robert Wood is a poet and essayist living in Redgate, Western Australia. His writing focuses on our relationship with the natural world and draws on his experiences of country, suburb and city to create mythic landscapes informed by history and philosophy. Wood has worked for Australian Poetry, edited for Overland, Peril and Cordite, been a columnist for Cultural Weekly and was the first poet on the faculty of The School of Life. He just signed his first official book contract for History and the Poet which is a book of essays and will be available before the end of the year.

'We talked to Robert about writing Australia, being an ally to oneself, and sites of literary activism.'

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'Roj Amedi is an editor, writer and strategist. She writes and speaks on a range of issues including politics, the arts, culture, public policy, gender and race. She is a columnist for Right Now and has recently published pieces in The Saturday Paper and Assemble Papers. Roj has spoken at the Emerging Writers’ Festival, Footscray Community Arts Centre, Human Rights Law Centre, Castan Centre for Human Rights, The Wheeler Centre, and is a regular host for Cross Pollinate on PBS Radio.

'We talked to Roj about finding freedom through education, valuing ethos over politics, and the complexities of pan-POC community.'

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'Michelle Law is a writer of fiction, non-fiction, theatre and film and TV. She is the co-author of the comedy book Sh*t Asian Mothers Say, and her writing has appeared in numerous books as well as publications including Frankie magazine, Sydney Morning Herald, Daily Life and Junkee. Her debut play Single Asian Female was staged at La Boite Theatre Company in 2017.

'We talked to Michelle about daring to be seen, making sense of the world through writing, and animal-themed Korean beauty masks.'

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