writing lived experience from unexpected perspectives
Poetics of Disturbia
This is what it feels like. As the year draws to an end and as Westerly 66.2 is close to print with the works of the Writers’ Development Program featuring, including two of my own poems, we were asked to reflect on our process. I was fortunate to work with mentor, Lucy Dougan on aContinue reading “Poetics of Disturbia”
How to Order Eggs Sunny Side Up
My copy has arrived! I wrote this poem especially for this issue of Rabbit. It follows my time spent in south-east Asia, including on Christmas Island, where I lived for three years, and thirteen months on Borneo. It is a bilingual prose poem and explores infertility, ageing, and the nuance of skin tone and politicsContinue reading “How to Order Eggs Sunny Side Up”
Poetry Feature
This month I will be a poetry feature at Voicebox. I will be reading a variety of poems including those developed during my mentorship with Lucy Dougan as part of the Westerly Development Program, and poems from my writer-in-residence at Woodbridge for The National Trust of W.A. https://www.voiceboxpoets.com/
Lisa Collyer Poet 