In ‘Oh My Rapture’, Gemma White stages the politics of fandom in percussive, edgy and unforgettable poems. White performs intense moments of intimacy and yearning against a backdrop of grief, so that lines such as ‘you dumped me in the psych ward’, ‘you kissed me in Dixons Recycled Music’, and ‘my madness is a burnt orange fox’ become deep entanglements of desire – Cassandra Atherton, Prof Writing & Literature Deakin University.

Gemma is a poet living with bipolar in Melbourne. Her lived experience with mental illness has only served to make her understand how important creativity is to her ongoing recovery.

Gemma is today’s guest on our radio show Brainwaves and will read two of her poems and talk about poetry in relation to her mental health journey. 

Join host Flic Manning and tune in at 5pm (AEDT) on 3CR Community Radio!

Buy Gemma White's Poetry "Oh My Rapture" from: Gemmawhite.com.au

Follow Gemma on Instagram: @bygemmawhite

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Photo Credit: Brendan Bonsack