Cypriot Australian poet, filmmaker and writer Koraly Dimitriadis has announced she’ll be touring her new poetry book, She’s Not Normal, across Australia and New Zealand.

Spanning thirteen years of life the book is divided into chapters or “ways” a woman is considered “not normal”: politically, sexually, feelings about her body, single motherhood, in relationships, politically, identity, race, etc.

In a review by Arts Hub, the collection is said to “scream off the page.”

“Dimitriadis’ collection is saying something and it is saying it loud. She’s Not Normal feeds into every deep facet and crevice of what it is like to be Koraly Dimitriadis, but also – a woman, a migrant, a lover and a mother. Whether playing it up for laughs or exposing the grit, it is a collection that allows you to experience everything,” the review read.

She’s Not Normal will be available in bookshops from the February 1, it’s currently available Amazon.

The confirmed events so far include:

  • Melbourne, February 3 – Cherry Poets, Cherry Tree Hotel in Richmond, 1:30pm for 2pm start + “not normal” open mic. FB event
  • Melbourne Antipodes Street Festival, Feb 24 and 25 (book signing)
  • Hobart, Feb 28 , Silver Words, Shambles Brewery, 6:30pm
  • Melbourne, March 12, Coburg library, 6:45pm + Q and A
  • Sydney March 14, Poetica, Woollahra Gallery, 6pm
  • Clunes Booktown, Festival, Victoria, March 23 and 24 (book signing)
  • Poetry in Motion Wellington NZ, April 4, The Fringe Bar, 7:30pm. More NZ dates to come.
  • Brisbane, Ruckus slam, May 29, Lefty’s music hall, Caxton street 7pm
  • Adelaide, Spoken Slurred, Broadcaster Bar, June 30, 5:30pm
  • Canberra, Smiths poetry, Smiths Alternative (date tbc)
  • Perth, Perth Poetry Club, Moon Cafe (date tbc)

More dates to come.