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Lisa Collyer

Lisa Collyer is a poet and educator living and working in Boorloo (Perth). She writes poetry about women’s bodies like the jagged edge of a can opened-up. She has been published in Westerly, Cordite, Rabbit, Australian Poetry Anthology and more. She was an Inspire writer-in-residence with The National Trust of W.A. and was short-listed for The Dorothy Hewett Award for her unpublished manuscript. Her debut collection, How to Order Eggs Sunny Side Up will be published with Life Before Man, the poetry imprint of Gazebo Books in September 2023.

Volcanic Fed

‘One match was all it took’ Louise Gluck She comes on too strong. Sacrifice dear ones to placate the mephitic breath of the goddess. Magnani1 idols offered-up to an animal pulse hustling amongst the slave class. I carusi 2 buckle …

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Property rights

With thanks to The National Trust of W.A. and Woodbridge (Mandoon) A femme covert is a roof overhead slippers in the doll’s house to roleplay a contract to wedlock. Her bequest is Shetland lace held by a napkin ring as …

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Odoriferous Diorama

A plastic garlic bulb is on display in the museum as an ethnic contribution to our state. Plastic covered sofas reserved for special guests in my Father’s Zia’s parlour. We sit on them once upon arrival but now congregate familiar …

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The Beauty Police

I strip search for woman but there is only girl. A constant vigil of unwanted hair for removal. I tame fur lined lips traced to Mediterranean roots− threatening to unravel a farce constructed to fit. I betray flesh razed in …

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