BOOK LAUNCH + POETRY: be:longing reflects on an evening co-hosting conversations on cross-cultural art and poetry.

BOOK LAUNCH + POETRY: be:longing reflects on an evening co-hosting conversations on cross-cultural art and poetry.
POEM: Safia Lamrani describes the iterative construction of a cross-cultural identity.
THOUGHT PIECE: Izzy and Tabz.A. critique the shoehorning of refugees into one-dimensional identity categories.
POEM: Ian C Smith reflects on the tensions of his childhood as an English migrant in Australia.
POEM: Ryan Keating evokes the wonder of sharing memories from far away.
PAINTING: Jey Gar explores the destabilisation of identity that can occur through migration.
YEAR IN REVIEW: Dunja and Jasmine reflect on be:longing’s sixth year of publication.
POEM: Jasmine Soukieh considers the implications of certain praise applied to cross-cultural people.
POEM: Ian C Smith remembers his mother’s first reactions to Australia, having emigrated from England.
REFLECTION: Vesna Cvjetićanin recalls a warm meeting with a stranger in Singapore, reflecting on the different reactions foreigners have to the places they visit.