Lineage. Femininity. Faith.
Through the lens of poetry.
Miriam. An aussie (of sorts). A poet (and storyteller).
Born in Canada and raised in Singapore, Miriam Wei Wei Lo has made Australia her home. She is of mixed Malaysian-Chinese and Anglo-Australian descent. She studied first at the University of Western Australia and then obtained her Ph.D. in Creative Writing from the University of Queensland.
Her first book, Against Certain Capture, published by Five Islands Press, won the 2004 Western Australian Premier's Award for Poetry. She currently teaches creative writing at Sheridan Institute. She lives, with her extended family, on Whadjuk Noongar Boodja in Walyalup (Fremantle), Western Australia.
Me, in my own words
I currently work as an academic, but I have done stints as a piano teacher, student librarian, kindergarten teacher, poetry workshop convenor and once even as a research assistant for a merchant bank (that didn't last long). I have done the unpaid labour of a mother and housewife. I currently work as an academic.
I am interested in developing and refining models of feedback for use in the creative writing classroom, both in a peer-to-peer as well as an instructor-student context. I prefer to work from a hermeneutics of affirmation, where suggestions for further development of the work are couched in a context of attentiveness and encouragement. I have an emerging research interest in the use of poetry as part of reflective practice for health professionals, especially midwives.
Through poetry I explore the kaleidoscope of my polychromatic cultural upbringing, my struggle with the under-valuation of traditional "women's work", and the place of my Christian faith in a broken world.
Sheridan Institute of Higher Education
I love to facilitate creative development.
Do you want to work with me?
One great way to do this is by signing up for one of the units I teach at Sheridan Institute. These units may be taken as a single unit or as part of the Bachelor of Arts course at Sheridan. If taken as a single unit, students may also select to do these units as 'credit' or 'audit'. Fee structure is available here (see Note 5 for audit costs). The academic calendar is available here.
For information concerning the timetable or other enquiries please phone the Sheridan Registrar on +61 08 6222 4222 (during office hours) or email <enquiries@sheridan.edu.au>.
Bachelor of Arts CRICOS Course Code: 096269K
TEQSA Provider ID: PRV14012
The units I currently teach are:
CW101
Introduction to Creative Writing
CW104
The Writing Life
CW310
Poetry
CW390
Writing Project
Journeying through the years
1973
Toronto, Canada
Miriam Wei Wei Lo was born in Toronto, Canada in 1973. Her heritage is Chinese-Malaysian on her father’s side and Anglo-Australian on her mother’s.
1976
Singapore
A little Miriam moves to Singapore, away from the freezing cold and thin air into the tropical heat and air saturated with the piquant smells of street food.
1993
Western Australia
The place where Miriam's mother grew up starts to become her home.
1996
Queensland
Off to subtropical Brisbane with her spouse.
2008
Margaret River
Living the life of a country pastor's wife and mother of three.
2018
Boorloo (Perth)
Working as an academic at Sheridan Institute. Living with her in-laws in an extended family household in Walyalup (Fremantle).
Other Services
Here are some poetry-related services I can provide.
Hello kith, and those akin...
If you're looking for anything to do with poetry or writing, I'd love to connect with you. I run a free monthly community writing group through Sheridan, but am always up for an in-person catch-up or a Zoom call. So drop me a line!