Published in Overland Issue 251 Winter 2023 · Teaser Conference on Despair Amy Crutchfield It was a conference on despair. Those gathered spoke little and softly. They had come for you the keynote speaker and there was a sense of awe at your expertise, the years of study now beyond doubt. You remained on the dais recumbent throughout. Amy Crutchfield Amy Crutchfield’s poems have been published in journals including Island, foam:e, Stilts, APJ, Westerly and The Poetry Review. In 2020/21 she won the Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize. Her first collection, “The Cyprian”, will be published by Giramondo in September. More by Amy Crutchfield › 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
