Shastra Deo Reads 'Sun is Cat Poetry' for International Cat Day | 30in30

It's International Cat Day 🐈 We commissioned award-winning poet, author, and cat mum Shastra Deo to celebrate with this poem for #30in30 Shastra Deo was born in Fiji, raised in Melbourne, and lives in Brisbane. Her first book, The Agonist (UQP 2017), won the 2016 Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize and the 2018 ALS Gold Medal. Her second book, The Exclusion Zone (UQP 2023), is out now. Read the full poem here: https://redroompoetry.org/poets/shastra-deo/sun-is-cat-poetry  Poetry Month (1–31 August) is an initiative presented by Red Room Poetry to increase the profile of Australian poetry in all of its forms. Every day across Poetry Month, 30in30 delivers new original poetry, reflections and writing prompts from some of the country’s leading poets, public figures, and spoken word artists. https://redroompoetry.org/projects/poetry-month/ Our theme music is 'DIY’ by Material Gurl. Created with the support of Australia Council for the Arts,Create NSW, RISE and Copyright Agency.Support the show: https://redroompoetry.org/donate/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.