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Aloma Davis

Aloma Davis (they/she) writes poetry concerned with social justice, whimsy and kindness. Despite her best efforts, birds frequently fly into her poems. In 2024, they received a Red Room Poetry Fellowship, and they were shortlisted for the 2025 Newcastle Poetry Prize. Aloma is a Varuna alumnus.

Menopausal

menopausal /ˈmɑːstəf(ʊ)l/ adj 1. No longer knowing / anyone at the Oscars / or even caring (archaic) 2. Your daughter doesn’t / yet know she’s beautiful and / it makes you jealous (vulgar) 3. Fairytales are not / the same; …

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