Introducing the wonderful Feature Poet for our next Poets Corner gathering on September 10th at 2-4pm at the Rosebud Bowls Club (behind the Coounbty Club on Boneo Road.)

DR DENISE CHAPMAN (Denise Chapman)

Denise is a counter-narrative storyteller, poet and academic who lectures in children’s literature and inclusive children’s media at Monash University. She has presented her artistic work at The Wheeler Centre, Brisbane MetroArts, The University of Melbourne’s Digital Studio, the RMIT Non/Fiction Lab’s Present Tense as well as A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Her creative work continues the traditions of her maternal grandparents’ Gullah heritage. Denise was runner-up for Poetryspective’s 2019 Retro Slam and shortlisted for the Queensland Poetry’s 2022 XYZ prize. Her poetry, digital quilts, and interactive digital stories function as counter-hegemonic narratives exploring themes of home, immigration, belonging, Black motherhood, as well as eco-racism.