Kerri Shying
Kerri Shying is Wiradjuri and Chinese. They published four books of poetry and have a diverse writing history. Kerri’s most recent collection is Know Your Country.
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Kerri Shying
Kerri Shying is a poet of Wiradjuri and Chinese family, publishing across many journals and anthologies. They are the author of a bilingual pocketbook of poems, sing out when you want me, Elevensies, and Knitting Mangrove Roots.
Kerri held the Varuna Dr Eric Dark Flagship Fellowship for 2019 for the current collection, Know Your Country, out now through Puncher and Wattman. They have been widely anthologised.
Kerri was the convenor of Write Up from 2017-2025, a free arts/writing group for people living with disability. They live with disability in Newcastle, New South Wales, with the famous dog Max Spangly.
Festival Events
BOOK LAUNCH: A trio of haiku zines by Morgan Bell
DATE March 26 TIME 3:00 pm WHERETomaree Library, Port Stephens Book nowBY THE ARTIST
