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Thuy On Thuy On i(A9115 works by)
Gender: Female
Heritage: Vietnamese
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BiographyHistory

Thuy On is a critic, editor and poet. She's currently the Reviews Editor and a writer for online publication ArtsHub. She has two collections of poetry published by University of Western Australia Press (UWAP): Turbulence (2020) and Decadence (2022).

Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

2021 commended Ada Cambridge Writing Prizes Poetry for 'Get Lit'.
2021 recipient Creative Victoria for the creative development of a new poetry collection
2020 recipient JUNCTURE Fellowship

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Decadence Crawley : UWA Publishing , 2022 24683316 2022 selected work poetry

'Funny, clever and keenly observed, Decadence is a profound musing on literature and language, that deftly skewers the would-be gatekeepers of verse. With this second collection, Thuy On has cemented herself as a vibrant, unique and captivating new voice in Australian poetry.

MAXINE BENEBA CLARKE

'In Decadence, Thuy On indulges in her love of language, assembling a unique erotics of word and punctuation, showcasing a poetry that is pure—in being about itself—but also powerfully seductive. As the poet herself puts it, this is ‘art laid bare’, performing how language works as language but also as a window onto those dark, human mysteries of being and feeling. Indeed, if On builds such a brilliantly decadent mansion out of poetry, exploiting striking imagery and playful wit, it is ultimately to provide a kind of refuge, ‘lest the cave of night swallows you.’

MARIA TAKOLANDER

'Thuy On's poems are always wry, epicurean and defiant, and this book underlines her unique place in Australian poetry. Literate yet disarmingly unpretentious, wildly playful yet leavened with complex feeling, Decadence is a surreptitious delight.

ANDY JACKSON' (Publication summary)

2023 longlisted The Stella Prize
y separately published work icon Turbulence Nedlands : UWA Publishing , 2020 18827375 2020 selected work poetry

'In this intensely personal collection, On explores loss, separation and renewal, online dating, sex, longing, rejection and desire. Though they are personal and confessional, taken from the authors own life, these poems speak to anyone who’s ever loved and lost. 

'Filled with short sharp burst of emotion, this stunning debut seeks to untangle the messiness of human relationships.' (Publication summary)

2021 shortlisted ASAL Awards Mary Gilmore Award for a First Book of Poetry
2021 highly commended Victorian Premier's Literary Awards Prize for Poetry
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