Sarah Temporal is a prize-winning poet, educator and cultural producer. Her debut collection Tight Bindings (Puncher and Wattmann, 2024) explores embodiment and storytelling. Sarah is a winner of the Bunker Slam and Nimbin Poetry World Cup, with work published in Best of Australian Poems and more. Sarah loves working as a mentor for young writers and directing the annual Poets Out Loud Youth Slam. She founded Poets Out Loud to empower voices of all ages through writing and spoken-word. See more: https://sarahtemporal.com 

About the feature poet:

Brutal, whimsical, awkward and absurd, Zoe Xanadu is a Vaudevillian trauma transformer and uncertified tea fiend who writes to soothe the voice inside that screams “but why?” Xanadu’s poetry intersects the violence and the beauty of what it means to be human, interrogating the systems that are failing all of us. They see the whole universe in small moments and gently pour pure gold hope into the cracks of heartbreak. They  pop up at various queer and disability friendly stand up comedy events across the region, and were awarded a prize from Red Room Poetry during poetry month last year.