BBCNEWS Newsday December 6, 2021 01:20:00
Bell poetry bequest award, australia's richest poetry prize dedicated to celebrating women poets. thejudges reviewed more than 300 unpublished manuscripts by australian women poets to determine a shortlist of seven stunning entries. emily spoke to me about the moment when she found out she had won. i was so stunned. i was actually speechless on the phone. it was late afternoon and i was at my desk working and i was at my desk working and it took me a few moments to understand what was going on in the conversation, honestly. i think as a poet you have to weeks, you don't expect something like t...