J Marahuyo

About the work:

Life's a Game

About the artist:

J. Marahuyo is a neurodivergent Filipino-Australian award winning poet residing on Dharug country. Her debut 4:37am; crying gorgeouslywhich explores themes of identity, mental health and the power of vulnerability, will be released early 2025 by WestWords Books. Her work can be found in Cordite Poetry Review, FemAsia and Gems zine. She was the winner of Living Stories 2024, was shortlisted for the Newcastle Poetry Prize 2024 and won the WritingNSW-Varuna Fellowship 2024. When she’s not writing you can find her pspsp-ing random cats or getting on the wrong train.