‘Grey House’ takes on the persona of a young child who eagerly goes into a new home, an apartment complex, with their mother. Rather quickly, the child becomes exposed to harsh realities and becomes disillusioned with the excitement of moving to a new place, and the conditions that led them there. What the Heck am… Continue reading Grey House – What the Heck am I Rambling About? #9
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Pride Month in Creative Writing, Academia and Social Work!
How Pride has influenced my (professional) life! Pride Month, the season of the gays, is upon us. In the spirit of pride, I will be dedicating a few more blog posts this month to queer creators!
Grey House (Poem)
‘Grey House’ takes the perspective of a young child who grows to realise the tendencies of her mother after moving into a apartment complex. Of course, this neglectful / dangerous relationship can be interpreted as an extended metaphor for something else.
‘Grey House’ – Poetry Sneak-peek (Autumn, That Bastard)
A sneak-peek at the new poem of the ‘Autumn, That Bastard’ poetry collection, Grey House!
Deity – What the Heck am I Rambling About? #8
we breakdown ‘Deity’, the 8th poem of the Autumn, That Bastard poetry collection. ‘Deity’ ponders not ‘who made the universe’ but rather, ‘who made me’. This is poem is in the Autumn that is the construction of my beliefs, values and my spiritual identity.
Pen2paper Fundraiser Challenge! Donate to Help Young Voices!
Hey friends! I’m a part of a fundraiser challenge called ‘Pen2Paper’ where I will be writing 6 poems over one really wordy weekend in May to support marginalised kids aged 7 – 17 to get the support to open up their voices for the Story Factory! I would love if you are able to donate and spread this around on your social medias!
Deity (Poem)
‘Deity’ ponders not ‘who made the universe’ but rather, ‘who made me’. This is poem is in the Autumn that is the construction of my beliefs, values and my spiritual identity.
Diety – Poetry Sneak-peek (Autumn, That Bastard)
A sneak-peek at the new poem of the ‘Autumn, That Bastard’ poetry collection, Diety!
Acknowledgement of Country – Why it matters for Us (Non-Indigenous Perspective)
I talk about Australian Acknowledgement of Country for Indigenous people and what it symbolically means for First Nation’s peoples. (Artwork from Muru Mittigar)
There, We’re Whispers – What the Heck am I Rambling about? #7
There, We’re Whispers’ is the first poem I wrote in the ‘Autumn, That Bastard’ poetry collection. Originally titled “There Were Whispers” I revamped and remodelled it to focus on place rather than time. With that said, this type of poem I am more interested in what my readers perceive of it.
Christos Floratos 