Shé Hawke is a poet and interdisciplinary scholar. Her poetic, academic and personal interests centre around environmental and social justice. She is currently the Head of the Mediterranean Institute for Environmental Studies at the Science and Research Centre, Koper, Slovenia. Her books include Flight Mode (Recent Work Press 2020) written in collaboration with Jen Webb. Shé has kindly stepped in to replace Bronwyn Lea who was unable to do the reading at the last minute. 

Subhash Jaireth is Canberra poet, novelist, essayist and translator. He has published four books of poetry: Incantations; Yashodhara: Six Seasons without You; Unfinished Poems for Your Violin and Before the Bullet Hit Me. He has published essays, stories and poems in Australian and international magazines. His latest book is the essay collection Spinoza’s Overcoat (Transit Lounge, 2020).

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