Kicked in the head and thrown into a beast
Shaped like a staircase I’d almost forgotten
Peering through railing below, I’m caught
Inevitable
Back to bed, spring sticking into thigh
Read a book to keep it from the mind
Bittersweet heroics to ponder in dark
To sleep, I drift to imagery of these beautiful beings
To forget the ambience of adolescence
Muffled sobs and late-night cartoons
My name is Kirk Gomes. I’m one of the interim disability officers at Western Sydney University (‘WSU’). I was recently invited to attend the National Union of Students (‘NUS’) Education Conference. This was a four-day conference hosted by the NUS, and it was held at...
Tamara Moss majored in Asian Studies at the University of Western Australia before going on to work as a primary school teacher. In 2017, she published her debut book in the Lintang series. The series was shortlisted for the Readings Children’s Book Prize in 2018,...