The following was published in the March – May 2021 edition of The Victorian Writer: Wordsmith.
Gayelene Carbis’ first book of poetry, ‘Anecdotal Evidence’ (Five Islands Press) was awarded finalist – International Book Awards 2019. Gayelene was awarded the My Brother Jack Poetry Prize for Poetry in 2020, and was also a finalist in the Bruce Dawe Poetry Prize and the Woorilla Poetry Award. Gayelene teaches Creative Writing; English/EAL; and is Poet-in-Residence in schools.