Sara
Moss is a poet, editor and political activist based on the
Gold Coast in Queensland Australia.
Sara was born in Somerset England in 1967 and migrated to
Australia in 1979. On leaving school she studied history and
politics at Macquarie University, fuelling an interest in
public affairs, social justice and the environment which is
still reflected in her writing.
Sara returned to live in Queensland in the early 1990's and
has been writing, publishing and performing poetry for 15
years. Her work has appeared in numerous journals, both in
print and online. Her first collection, A Deep Fear of Trains,
was released in 2000 by Interactive Publications, the first
title in their `Emerging Authors Series'. Sara has performed
at Successive Queensland Poetry Festivals from 1998 –
2004, firstly as an individual poet and then as a member of
the Synaptic Graffiti Collective. She has also appeared at
the Brisbane Writers Festival and numerous cafe and pub venues
as a featured author.
In 2003, Sara formed the Synaptic Graffiti Collective with
her partner Shane Carter (Scart), their aim was to blend the
art of poetry with music and multimedia for Web, CD/DVD and
live performances. In 2004, they released 'Slam the Body Politik',
an interactive CDROM featuring the work of over 100 contributors
from across Australia and Overseas. The launch was followed
up with live performances incorporating spoken word, music
and artistic projections. In addition to editing the CD and
scripting live performances, Sara personally contributed many
individual and collaborative works to the project.
In addition to these creative efforts, Sara worked as an editor
for the Brisbane-based publisher Interactive
Publications from 1997-2005. Her chief tasks were manuscript
appraisal and the editing of poetry works. She also edited
the company’s online newsletter, IP
eNews .
Sara is available for professional poetry readings at your
festival/venue and can be contacted at the following email:
moss.sara@gmail.
