Poets' Corner is WestWords' monthly encounter with celebrated Australian poets, curated by David Ades.

Each month a poet is invited to read and talk about their poetry on a theme of the poet's choice.

Michele Seminara is a poet and editor from Sydney.

Her writing has twice been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and has appeared in journals such as Cordite, Mascara Literary Review, Jacket2 Magazine and Australian Poetry Journal.

She has published two full-length collections, Suburban Fantasy (UWA Publishing, 2021) and Engraft(Island Press, 2016), and chapbooks Scar to Scar (written with Robbie Coburn, PressPress, 2016) and HUSH (Blank Rune Press, 2017).

Michele has performed her poetry, chaired panels and appeared at numerous literary events and festivals across Australia, including Newcastle Writers Festival, Wollongong Writers Festival, Queensland Poetry Festival, and (upcoming in August 2021) Canberra Writers Festival.

She is curator of the Manly Art Gallery& Museum Poetry Alive Readings, and managing editor of online creative arts journal Verity La.

Find more from Michele at her website: https://micheleseminara.net/

You can buy Engraft, Scar to Scar and Hush directly from Michele's website: https://micheleseminara.net/shop/.

Michele's latest collection, Suburban Fantasy, can be purchased from UWA Publishing: https://uwap.uwa.edu.au/products/suburban-fantasy?_pos=1&_sid=efccd4a5c&_ss=r

______

ABOUT WESTWORDS

WestWords is a literature organisation whose mission is to provide support and resources for the writers, poets, artists, storytellers and creators of Western Sydney, in the form of events, workshops, residencies, school visits, fellowships, groups, consultations and mentorships.

For more information, visit our website at https://www.westwords.com.au/​

WestWords is proudly supported by:

* CREATE NSW –Arts, Screen & Culture

* COPYRIGHT AGENCY Cultural Fund

* The City of Parramatta

* Blacktown City Council

* Campbelltown City Council

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com