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if he takes your passport, trust
him. This is just another border;
soon there’ll be a city. Wait
in your cabin, watch the old woman
as she brushes out her hair.
Shortlisted for the Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize
Shortlist – Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Writing 2026
Highly Commended – Spiers Prize 2025
Flying Hearts shortlisted for The Spiers Prize
UPCOMING October 11th – Poetry Assessments at Writing NSW
Snake eats tail – Commended in Moth Poetry Prize 2024
Woorilla Poetry Prize 2024 – Second Prize
Rico Craig 