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Troy Wong

Troy Wong is an Australian poet born to Singaporean parents. His work, written on unceded Dharug and Gadigal land, has been published in Australian Poetry Journal, Cordite Poetry Review, Island, The Marrow International Poetry, The Suburban Review, and the anthology Solid Air. He has performed at the Opera House, the Art Gallery of New South Wales, and internationally. He is an Australian Poetry Slam National Finalist and the founder of Bread & Butter Poetry Slam.

Three Durians

i. Singapore, early monsoon season. Your uncle comes home from the market with three durians in a plastic net, helpless and threatening as string-bound mudcrabs. He sets them out on a chopping block and splits them with a meat cleaver. …

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Notes from Fortune Cookies

Someone you know deserves the truth. A sharp tongue may be both a weapon and a tool. Wisdom is the lamp, good thoughts the oil, sweet words the flame spices the spoils of the British Empire, but still salt is …

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This Pigeon is a Big Man

My therapist wants to know if i was breastfed I have a short attention span and get bored easily My Mum yells abuse at me as i’m leaving for work One morning i move out and live in Granville I …

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