Ms. Chakkalakal has written a conventional, if eloquent, biography. Alexis Pauline Gumbs, just as eloquent, has composed a phenomenal work, aimed at extending the work of poems like “Coal”: “This is ...

Award-winning poet Evelyn Araluen judged the prize, alongside Tsiolkas and Monthly editor Michael Williams. "Alexis embodies an order of excellence and influence that is transformational for her ...