Poets' Corner with Anne Casey

Poets' Corner is WestWords' monthly encounter with celebrated Australian poets, curated by David Ades. Each month a poet is invited to read and talk about their poetry on a theme of the poet's choice. Originally from the west of Ireland and living in Sydney, Anne Casey is an award-winning poet and author of two critically acclaimed poetry collections— where the lost things go (Salmon Poetry 2017, 2nd ed 2018) and out of emptied cups (Salmon Poetry 2019). She has worked for 30 years as a journalist, magazine editor, media communications director and legal author. Anne’s poetry has won/shortlisted for awards in Ireland, Northern Ireland, the USA, the UK, Canada, Hong Kong and Australia. Senior Poetry Editor of Other Terrain Journal and Backstory Journal (Swinburne University, Melbourne) from 2017-2020, she serves on numerous literary advisory boards. She holds a Law Degree from University College Dublin and qualifications in Media Communications. Books 'out of emptied cups' (Salmon Poetry 2019) https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbE1BM1VFWVdSc01ZNnBYOS1uRXZPN2x2RG1ZZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuNXZmVUpmVXBWUmZUX25jaTNkZFp1bGtEYzdSSXJoeDUzTDUzOEFzdXdYak1MUllDV25RaklFeDBRQkhHX2I0Sk43bm16am1ieE9fWXFLa25tZFExOHQ4eEZaWE1MQ2M2M2VSWXJlVUVZVWxxcGxQcw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salmonpoetry.com%2Fdetails.php%3FID%3D512%26a%3D307 (https://www.salmonpoetry.com/details....)​ 'where the lost things go' (Salmon Poetry 2017) https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFFyZVA2bFZWemp3RUN4OWV4NGYtZnJyeWowUXxBQ3Jtc0tuTUtXQUowQThfbGdmb1NFR2xKMzlMTjk5TUlFV01xWm9yS1RSZURsRWg3cmtmM1JMNU1iMjZwelJWU0RpLWtneDgzS0FXckFHMFdLUTNCcnFYSzAyV3NveHEyamdxcWh5VUFleVBIeGlVYXZBUm9ySQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salmonpoetry.com%2Fdetails.php%3FID%3D437%26a%3D307 (https://www.salmonpoetry.com/details....)​ Website anne-casey.com Social media - Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn @1annecasey ______ ABOUT WESTWORDS WestWords is a literature organisation whose mission is to prov