POETRY

Allagorious

Allegorical and object-based poetry — conversations between household objects, everyday things, and the self. Exploring queer identity, emotional vulnerability, and the weight of ordinary life.

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Journal from Allagorious at Scream and Shout Poetry 2026

EXCERPT FROM ALLAGORIOUS

Black Sheep 1

I have always been the Sheep pushed to the back

The odd one out of the pack

Perhaps

It is because when they stride

I skip

And when they jump

I miss

End up caught in a fence

Lost too much wool to the wire

Shaved my sides

Now mocked

"Mullet mutton"

I'm done with the lot

Fuck this flock

‍ ‍2025

Time

‍Contemporary Arts Tasmania