Contemporary Australian Poetry

From Poetry International's latest newsletter:

Australia

"This week it's all about multi-national Australian poetry. Just what makes an ‘Australian’ poet? Answering that question in their own ways are Merlinda Bobis, Michelle Cahill and Bella Li . Michelle Cahill is a Goan-Anglo-Indian writer who lives in Sydney. She writes poetry, fiction and essays. In an interview with PI editor Michael Brennan, Merlinda Bobis talks about how the poetry she likes "pivots on something deeply felt, something ‘true’ to the poet". Brennan also interviews Bella Li, who argues that it is 'impossible not to be present in some way in the work you create.' "