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From the river to the sea
I am shouting into the void. I am whispering prayers into the fabric of the universe. In case an echo bounces back, or its shadow catches in the starlight and falls into the sea. It is a privilege to remain silent in the face of oppression, in the face of violence and genocide. Perhaps I…
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Past is Parallel
June has always been a strange time of year for me. It’s my birthday month, and so always carries a certain melancholy I associate with growing older. This year it also coincides with the end of my 12-month Writing Fellowship with the Centre for Stories. During that time I’ve been working on a collection of…
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A Matter of Time
I’ve been seriously working on my poetry collection manuscript for about 6 months, and now feels like a good point to reflect on my progress. So with a 70-page manuscript (and growing) taking up permanent space on my desktop, here’s what I’ve learned so far.
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Coming Out
Hey folks. Just last week, I turned 26. The people close to me know what a wild year the last one has been. It’s taken me all my life, but I’m finally living in a way that honours my deepest self, one that I had buried and hidden for so long. And thanks to the…
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My Name
Hey friends! I have something I’d like to share with you all. In the last 12 months, I’ve found myself the lucky recipient of quite a few writing and poetry opportunities, not least of which is the After Australia anthology that will be out next month (!!). I’ve been sort of doing this poetry thing…
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Update: 2019
Hello! It’s been just about a year since my last blog post, so I thought I’d write a little update about how my writing and life in general has been going. And this is also just a bit of a time-capsule for me as it gets closer to the end of the year and the…
KAYA ORTIZ 