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Poems by belongingmagMar 19, 20234:59 pm
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Lost and found

POEM: Safia Lamrani describes the iterative construction of a cross-cultural identity.

Thoughts + Stories by belongingmagMar 12, 20235:01 pm
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More than refugees

THOUGHT PIECE: Izzy and Tabz.A. critique the shoehorning of refugees into one-dimensional identity categories.

Uncategorized by belongingmagMar 5, 20235:03 pm
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Plunging down under

POEM: Ian C Smith reflects on the tensions of his childhood as an English migrant in Australia.

Poems by belongingmagFeb 19, 20235:31 pm
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Suitcase magic

POEM: Ryan Keating evokes the wonder of sharing memories from far away.

Photos + Art by belongingmagFeb 12, 20235:00 pmFebruary 13, 2023
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Reject and project

PAINTING: Jey Gar explores the destabilisation of identity that can occur through migration.

Thoughts + Stories by belongingmagDec 11, 20225:04 pmDecember 25, 2022
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Year Six of be:longing – Growth and exploration

YEAR IN REVIEW: Dunja and Jasmine reflect on be:longing’s sixth year of publication.

Poems by belongingmagNov 27, 20225:13 pmNovember 27, 2022
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You could sell that

POEM: Jasmine Soukieh considers the implications of certain praise applied to cross-cultural people.

Poems by belongingmagNov 20, 20225:01 pm
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Translating Terror Australis

POEM: Ian C Smith remembers his mother’s first reactions to Australia, having emigrated from England.

Thoughts + Stories by belongingmagNov 13, 20225:00 pm
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Music to me

REFLECTION: Vesna Cvjetićanin recalls a warm meeting with a stranger in Singapore, reflecting on the different reactions foreigners have to the places they visit.

Poems by belongingmagOct 30, 20225:02 pm
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A story about tragedy

POEM: Nikola Popović considers the impacts of conflict on the soldiers and citizens living through it, some staying and some leaving.

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