Georgia Kartas



Submission to Cordite 122: THRUM

Calling all thrumheads— — —

Every poem has an inherent frequency that hums through to the reader, a continuous drone between life and death. In weaving, thrums are the excess, unusable threads that still affect the ‘final’ work, discarded and put back together. We want to tap into that and curate a composition of ranging rhythm and leftovers. What sound does a poem on a page make? What are its scraps, its overflow?

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‘The tension between reality and fantasy’: Georgia Kartas in Conversation with Sholto Buck

I first experienced Sholto Buck’s poetry on stage before encountering his poetry on the page, as shared with me via a mutual friend – one of the few people whose taste I trust. Fittingly, this interview is based on a …

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To Dream of a Warthog

“means that your life has been so boring and and it needs some challenge and excitement” & it was just a baby The scene in Tokyo Godfathers where the trio run through the streets trying to find the stolen baby …

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‘Poems are Alive’: Aïsha Trambas Interviews Thabani Tshuma

Thabani Tshuma is a Zimbabwean writer and performance poet. His work can be found in publications such as dichōtomi magazine and Next in Colour.

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spooky action at a distance

I. Something drops onto my left shoulder as we dreamfuck each other’s outlines. I scream A COCKROACH. They brush it off but the threat is still there and the bedroom is too messy and there are too many places for …

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