I am the 2022 Varuna Poetry Fellow!!! When I got this phone call I cried tbh. Doing a residency at @VarunaWriters has been a goal of mine for years: one of those secret goals you keep locked in a drawer and donβt tell anyone about because it feels TOO BIG.
βI think the most radical thing we can do as writers is sit with our lives and give ourselves permission to document our everyday experiences and see them as worthy.β β Madison Godfrey @howtobeheld#SydneyWritersFestival
Hear from Nakkiah Lui and Madison Godfrey (@howtobeheld), as they discuss their critically acclaimed memoir of poetry, Dress Rehearsals, documenting a decade of performing womanhood in a non-binary body: bit.ly/SWF-YFFNM
Short North American Wildlife 10 1 Tour retrospective video, shot and edited by our friend @VagabondsMI.
Celebration rolls on across the pond starting April 13 with dates through Germany, the UK, and select other European cities. Be seeing you. πΈ
Presented my final PhD milestone yesterday, which means Iβll be submitting in a few months!! Here is a photo that shows how much I love talking about my research on prose poetry fandom gender π
My new book, Dress Rehearsals, will be published by @allenandunwin in early 2023.
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Dress Rehearsals is the debut release of JOAN, a new A&U Imprint run by absolute icon @nakkiahlui. A memoir made of poetry, DR documents a decade of performing womanhood in this non-binary body.
When ascending a climbing wall, writes Maddie Godfrey, I experience an altered way of being both inside and outside my body. In those moments, the choreography of gendered movement becomes not a constraint but a capability. @howtobeheldbuff.ly/3Km94Ld
My piece, "Tiny Piece For Sale, Perfect Fit For You And Your Muse" has been animated into a short film (surreal?) which means I'm nominated for the people's choice award at the 2021 with @SpinelessWonder ! Links below bbs ...