19. Fully Lit Live: Rebel Daughters - a UTS Writer's Festival event
From Fully Lit by Impact Studios and The Sydney Review of Books
November 27, 2025 · 30 min · Episode 19
About this episode
This episode features acclaimed poet Anne Casey sharing her work and discussing themes of resilience and feminism with Sarah Holland-Batt at the UTS Writers’ Festival.
Recorded at the UTS Writers’ Festival on Friday, 7 November 2025 , this episode of Fully Lit Live brings you Rebel Daughters , where you’ll hear acclaimed poet Anne Casey share readings from her latest collection, followed by a Q&A with award-winning poet and critic Sarah Holland-Batt , newly appointed Professor and Head of Creative Writing at UTS . Together, they explore themes of resilience, heritage, feminism, and the rebellious spirit that shapes contemporary Australian writing. Guests Anne Casey Anne Casey is an award-winning Irish-Australian poet and writer whose work spans themes of identity, heritage, and resilience. Her poetry has been widely published internationally and translated into multiple languages. Anne is known for her evocative style and fearless exploration of social and cultural issues. Sarah Holland-Batt Sarah Holland-Batt is an acclaimed Australian poet, critic, and academic. She is the newly appointed Professor and Head of Creative Writing at the University of Technology Sydney . Sarah is the author of several award-winning poetry collections and a leading voice in contemporary literature. Her work often interrogates memory, mortality, and the…
People in this episode
Guests: Anne Casey, Sarah Holland-Batt
Topics covered
- poetry
- feminism
- heritage
- resilience
- Australian writing
Keywords
- poet
- Q&A
- literature
- contemporary writing
- cultural issues
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Technology Sydney
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