KATHLEEN MORGAN
Born and raised in suburban Sydney, the writing of poetry began seriously at the age of eight years old, inspired by the desire to express emotion, following a traumatic event.
After years of journal and letter writing, and the study of short story writing through correspondence, a work related RSI made writing for extended periods extremely painful and difficult. This created the need for writing to become more summarized, more minimal, and it was then a conscious decision was made to become a poet.
Relocation to the lower mid-north coast of NSW for eleven years, saw the attainment of a drivers licence, the birth of a son, and a period of much writing, which inspired the co-founding of the Great Lakes Fellowship of Australian Writers (NSW), the Great Lakes Young Writers Group, and membership with the Poets Union, Sydney (since 1996).
Publication in various anthologies, newspapers, and newsletters (regional, national, and international) followed, with the first publication of poetry occurring in a local newspaper (1992), followed by the first publication within an anthology (1994), and first performed public reading of original works at the NSW Writers Centre, Sydney (1991).
While employed as a Teachers Aide, the establishment of creative writing groups for gifted and talented students within a number of NSW public and independent schools was undertaken, while also utilising poetry to develop literacy skills in special needs' students. Other occupations which have interacted with the writing experience include working as a Library Assistant, Yoga Teacher, Cultural Heritage Consultant, Tour Guide, and Environmental Worker.
Issues and interests commonly explored include death/spirituality, environmental,/cultural heritage, self/identity and political/social themes. Presently developing works within the realm of cyberculture, while also exploring the relationships between the word and the symbol, and working on self publishing a first collection of poems.
Currently based in Sydney and employed as a part time childcare worker, while also writing, researching, and living a creative life with her visual artist partner David Vincent Hammer, and their son Nathan.
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