Four female poets with representations of home, sharing explorations of poetry in two languages with English as an additional language, and the dominant literary form in publishing. Lead by visiting Mexican immigrant author, Natalia Trevino, who was raised in Texas and is professor of English and Mexican American Studies.

Natalia positions our cultures, languages, and sense of home have been watered down, erased, or under threat. She will share stories of women, motherhood, cancer, love, and the feminine divine in her bicultural, bilingual and award winning poetry.

Natalia Treviño, was born in Mexico. She has authored VirginX and Lavando La Dirty Laundry, which has been translated into Albanian and Macedonian. She works as a professor and her awards include the Alfredo Cisneros de Moral Award, the Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Prize, and the Menada Literary Award. Her poetry appears in a variety of journals including Bordersenses, Acentos Review, Plume, and Xóchitl Cuicatl: Floricanto Cien años de poesía chicana/Lanx. Her prose appears in Mirrors Beneath the Earth: Short Ficon by Chicano Writers,and most recently in Lanx Poecs: Essays on the Art of Poetry. She has just been inducted to the Texas Institute of Leers. Her third book of poetry, Socorro, is forthcoming from Flowersong Press. https://www.nataliatrevino.com/

Stanley Street Gallery presents Andrew Sullivan’s solo exhibition Back to Zero.

Andrew Sullivan is a renowned Sydney based painter known for creating idiosyncratic works that hold meticulous detail and a wicked sense of humour. Creating complex still lives and portraits, perhaps for his own amusement or for the viewer - Sullivan’s tableaus are rousing narratives that mirthfully weave memory, melancholy and history. Each piece possesses a unique personality, inviting viewers on a journey through time and prompting contemplation on deeper levels.

Sullivan holds an extensive artistic career, a National Art School graduate and the 2014 winner of the Sulman Prize, he has also been a finalist in numerous prizes such as the Archibald, Blake Art Prize, and The Mosman Art Prize. His work is held in private collections nationally and internationally.

The Stanley Street Gallery Poetry Program is held on the first Saturday, of every third month. Please save the following dates:

3pm Saturday 7 September 2024
3pm Saturday 7 December 2024

Andrew Sullivan: The owl of minerva ND; Oil on canvas, 102 x 138 cm, Image COTA

Image: Book cover of Lavando la Dirty Laundry by Natalia Treviño. All rights reserved.

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