Published in Overland Issue 223 Winter 2016 · Uncategorized pseudonyms for women (after Danez Smith) Anna Ryan-Punch burnt by moonlight had sustained stab wounds consequence of financial trouble in-home boxing gym promises for provocation kept to themselves til someone took them 140 characters including hyperlink possessive case light enough for carry-on ex sum of a subreddit domestic incident in waiting bloodied before the monthly blood began insulation for the crawl space (i thought to make a name for each one tallied, but who would read that long a poem?) disbelief of a quiet street Read the rest of Overland 223 – If you liked this article, please subscribe or donate. Anna Ryan-Punch Anna Ryan-Punch is a Melbourne poet and critic. Her previous publications include Westerly, Antipodes, Island, Overland, Southerly, and the new anthology Prayers of a Secular World. More by Anna Ryan-Punch › Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places. If you like this piece, or support Overland’s work in general, please subscribe or donate. Related articles & Essays 24 April 202624 April 2026 · Friday Poetry A slam dunk publication Michael Farrell Australians said, landed among manatees, did useful, / neatnesses, knitted, pleasingly. Spared liaisons, amassed, / mortal dangers, unforeseen, nor kids, prayed aloud. 1 23 April 202623 April 2026 · The media The importance of democratic frequencies: on the threatened closure of 2SER Daz Chandler 2SER operates not just as a broadcaster, but as an incubator of democratic culture, its alumni carrying forward practices shaped by collaboration, dissent and accountability to community.