Poetry has long been a favoured creative expression for people resisting the greed and harm of corporate and institutional violence. In this workshop Laniyuk will guide you through poetry writing methods to aid in deeper political reflection, emotive communication and compelling calls to action to construct a poem responding to the political issue of your choosing. Everyone is welcome from beginners to seasoned poets! Just bring pen, paper and passion for our collective wellbeing!

Laniyuk is a Larrakia, Kungarakan, Gurindji and French writer and performer. She has been published nationally and internationally in poetry collections such as Solid Air (2019) and Fire Front (2020), in the 2022 speculative fiction anthologies Unlimited Futures and This All Come Back Now as well as in literary and culture magazines online and in print. She has been awarded multiple writers residencies and was shortlisted for Overland’s 2018 Nakata-Brophy poetry prize. Laniyuk runs poetry workshops, moderates panel discussions and has given guest lectures at ANU and The University of Melbourne. Her first solo book of poetry will be released late 2023.