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Omar Musa Omar Musa i(A119905 works by)
Born: Established: 1984 ;
Gender: Male
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1 Tiny Roar Omar Musa , 2023 single work poetry
— Appears in: A Line in the Sand 2023;
1 Song of the Frog Omar Musa , 2022 single work prose
— Appears in: Another Australia 2022;
1 Flannel Flowers Omar Musa , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: Best of Australian Poems 2022 2022; (p. 61)
1 I Am a Homeland i "Tanah — earth. Air — water (sea). Tanah air — homeland.", Omar Musa , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Journal of Postcolonial Writing , vol. 57 no. 5 2021; (p. 727-728)
1 2 y separately published work icon Killernova Omar Musa , Melbourne : Penguin , 2021 22592641 2021 selected work poetry

'A collection of poetry and wood carvings that burns blindingly bright.

'The island of Borneo was once the most heavily wooded in the world, and its people have always carved wood beautifully. In KILLERNOVA, grappling with his heritage, Omar Musa remixes this ancient art form with fiery poetry forged in the stars.
With equal parts swagger, humour and vulnerability, Musa charts a journey through the colonial history of South-East Asia, environmental destruction, oceans, bushfires, race in Australia, the isolation and addiction of COVID lockdown, family, lost love and, ultimately, recovery.

'Relentlessly on beat, visually captivating and deceptively intimate, this is a collection of words and art that burns blindingly bright.' (Publication summary)

1 The Great Displaced Omar Musa , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: To Gather Your Leaving : Asian Diaspora Poetry from America, Australia, UK & Europe 2019; (p. 428)
1 The Boys i "The boys are turning mad.", Omar Musa , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Solid Air : Australian and New Zealand Spoken Word 2019; (p. 143-144)
1 Fireflies i "She said,", Omar Musa , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: This is Home : Essential Australian Poems for Children 2019; (p. 74-75)
1 Christchurch i "gravel pits / scaffolding / carparks", Omar Musa , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Journal , vol. 8 no. 2 2018; (p. 62-63)
1 1 Since Ali Died Omar Musa , 2018 single work drama

'Join rapper, poet and lyrical powerhouse Omar Musa for a triumphant evening of deeply personal stories and riotously political songs. In a thundering hour on stage, Musa mashes poems, live music and stories together to confront heartbreak, human connection and the dark realities of Australian culture. Since Ali Died is a rare opportunity to see one of Australia’s most electric and impressive storytellers up close and personal.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 6 form y separately published work icon Romper Stomper Geoffrey Wright , James Napier-Robertson , Omar Musa , Malcolm Knox , ( dir. Geoffrey Wright et. al. )agent Australia : Stan , 2018 11527496 2018 series - publisher film/TV

Set twenty-five years after the original film, the series follows the new generation of far-right activists and the anti-fascist groups who oppose them.

1 5 y separately published work icon Millefiori Omar Musa , Melbourne : Penguin Random House Australia , 2017 12241594 2017 selected work poetry

'A collection of love poems and fierce raps, Millefiori is Omar Musa's third book of poetry. Both dream-like and gritty, it also includes gorgeous illustrations and draft poems from Musa's notebook. Heartbreak, cocaine, colonial violence, memory and cave paintings: this is a world full of unbearable beauty and brutality.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 The Fear i "They said,", Omar Musa , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: States of Poetry : ACT 2016;
1 The Moon i "One day,", Omar Musa , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: States of Poetry : ACT 2016;
1 Teargas Sunset i "Having narrowly escaped jetlag,", Omar Musa , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: States of Poetry : ACT 2016;
1 Do You Remember? i "The desert dreams of harvest,", Omar Musa , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: States of Poetry : ACT 2016; To Gather Your Leaving : Asian Diaspora Poetry from America, Australia, UK & Europe 2019; (p. 435)
1 Blood Poetry i "I dip my finger in its redness –", Omar Musa , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: States of Poetry : ACT 2016; To Gather Your Leaving : Asian Diaspora Poetry from America, Australia, UK & Europe 2019; (p. 434)
1 You Think You Know Omar Musa , 2016 single work short story
— Appears in: The Near and the Far : New Stories from the Asia-Pacific Region 2016; (p. 103-112)
1 y separately published work icon Small Town Boy, Big Town Book True Stories Podcast S1 Ep5 : Small Town Boy, Big Town Book Omar Musa , Sydney : SBS , 2015 16962568 2015 single work single work podcast autobiography 'This is the late 80s in regional NSW. The time of revolutionary politics and revolutionary artists. A time that made its mark on award winning author, poet and rapper, Omar Musa.' (Source: SBS True Stories website)
1 Missing Omar Musa , 2015 single work short story
— Appears in: Meanjin , December vol. 74 no. 4 2015; (p. 81-87)
'Maria slid the toilet window across and pressed her aquiline nose to the flyscreen, searching the car park below uneasily. Nothing but the gleam-wobbling macadam and a few cars. 'Bickie!' she called in a sing-song voice. 'Bikkiiiie!' Usually, as soon as she called, she would see the cat's stripy form appear from behind a bin or emerge from a bush and come loping over the asphalt from afar. Then, after half a minute, he would burst into the flat, both needy and haughty, waving his tail with patrician entitlement. Like a dog, the way she could call and he would come. But not this time...' (Abstract)
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