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On The Page

On The Page is a series of writing and poetry submitted to the Centre for Stories as part of the 2019 Centre for Stories Inclusion Matters Hot Desk Fellowship.

In this collection of work you will find honest explorations of culture and identity, of purpose and home. These stories share wisdom and heartbreak, scrutinise relationships between religious upbringings and queer identities, and traverse themes of race, violence, climate change, anxiety, and language.

So grab a cuppa, get into a comfortable chair, and prepare for the ride of a lifetime.

Thank you to our contributors: Alexander Te Pohe, Emily Sun, Kaya Lattimore, Prema Arasu, Priya Kahlon, Raihanaty A Jalil, Raphael Farmer, Rushil D’cruz, Tinashe Jakwa.

Photos by Claudia Mancini

More coming soon!

A black and white photograph of Patrick standing outside looking at the camera

'Poems of Sex and Culture' – Patrick Gunasekera

Patrick Gunasekera is a queercrip Sinhala interdisciplinary artist based in the Whadjuk region of the Noongar nation, disrupting white and settler epistemologies of art through writing, visual media, performance-making and advocacy.

A black and white photo of Prema. They are facing the camera but looking away with their eyes.

'Valiant Dust' – Prema Arasu

Prema Arasu is a Perth-born emerging writer and PhD Candidate in Creative Writing at the University of Western Australia currently living and working on Noongar Boodjar. Get to know more…

A black and white portrait of Raphael Farmer. He is wearing a superman t-shirt and looking directly at the camera with intense eyes.

'A Thousand Doors' – Raphael Farmer

Raphael Farmer is a storyteller, gamer, YouTuber, RTRFM presenter and quite possibly Stephen King’s biggest fan. Raphael was a participant in the 2018 Indian Ocean Mentorship Program with the Centre…

Rushil D'cruz stands turning towards the camera. He is standing before an orange wall and he is wearing a pink t-shirt

'25 April 1787' and other poems - Rushil D'cruz

Rushil D’cruz is a 21-year-old student, musician, writer, and immigrant from Malaysia. Attempting everything from short stories and poetry to hypertext writing and micro fiction, Rushil’s work attends to the…

Tinashe stands before a striking orange wall laughing at something in the distance

'A Body Stands in Unison' - Tinashe Jakwa

Tinashe Jakwa is a Zimbabwean-born African-Australian writer and researcher based on Noongar Boodjar. Tinashe is a PhD Candidate in Political Science and International Relations at the University of Western Australia.…

A black and white image of Raihanaty looking away from the camera and smiling.

'The Tablet' - Raihanaty A Jalil

Raihanaty A Jalil has been a high school teacher, a trader, hoon, poet, rapper, trainer, and speaker. Rai aspires to be a ‘”master of one”—writing continues to remain an underlying…

A black and white photo of Alexander against a bright orange wall. He is wearing a red and navy striped shirt and is smiling.

'Red' - Alexander Te Pohe

Alexander Te Pohe is a Māori writer, poet, cat-lover, dog-lover, and vampire enthusiast. Alexander made his mark at the Centre for Stories when he joined the Inclusion Matters Hot Desk…

Priya Kahlon is standing before an orange wall. She is laughing and the wind is in her hair.

'Love Song' and other poems - Priya Kahlon

Priya is a lawyer and an emerging Indian-Australian poet who participated in the 2018 Indian Ocean Mentorship Program with the Centre for Stories, and most recently, the 2019 Centre for…

A black and white photo of Emily against a bright orange wall. She is looking off into the distance and is wearing a green dress and green earrings.

'Eudaimonia' - Emily Sun

Emily Sun is a long-time emerging poet and writer. Emily has had various works published in anthologies and journals over the years, including Mascara Literary Review, Cordite Poetry Review, Australian…

A black and white image of Kaya Lattimore looking at the camera.

'ritual' and other poems - Kaya Ortiz Lattimore

Kaya Ortiz Lattimore is Filipinx, mixed race, an immigrant, queer, a writer and poet, among other things. Kaya grew up in the Philippines and Hobart, and as of 2019 moved…

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