Hybrid Heaven at Smith’s Alternative
Hybrid Heaven at Smith’s Alternative
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25.5.26
On Monday night, I read from Hybrid Heaven & other(ed) poems at Smith’s Alternative in Canberra.
It was a warm and generous evening of poetry, conversation, and community in one of Canberra’s most intimate creative spaces. I shared poems from the new collection, including work shaped by memory, family, music, place, migration, and mixed belonging.
Thank you to everyone who came along, listened, bought the book, read at the open mic, or shared kind words afterwards. It meant a great deal to bring these poems into the room and hear them live among such a generous audience.
Hybrid Heaven & other(ed) poems is published by Recent Work Press.
15.5.26
Genesis Owusu receives Hybrid Heaven & other(ed) poems
Genesis Owusu receives Hybrid Heaven & other(ed) poems
Today in Civic, Canberra, I had the pleasure of giving Genesis Owusu a copy of my new poetry collection, Hybrid Heaven & other(ed) poems, published by Recent Work Press.
The moment was especially meaningful because the collection includes “Genesis,” a poem inspired by his work, energy, performance style, and creative force. In the poem, music, language, identity, and cultural imagination meet in a charged space of admiration and response.
Meeting Genesis and placing the book directly into his hands felt like a full-circle Sankofa moment: poem, person, place, and music briefly coming together in the same room.
I am grateful for his generosity, warmth, and time at the signing, and for the artistic work that helped spark the poem.
Hybrid Heaven & other(ed) poems is available now through Recent Work Press.
14.5.26
On the airwaves at UC FM
On the airwaves at UC FM
I was delighted to join UC FM to talk about my new poetry collection, Hybrid Heaven & other(ed) poems, published by Recent Work Press.
The conversation explored some of the book’s central concerns: identity, memory, belonging, migration, cultural inheritance, and what it means to live and write between worlds. I also read “Genesis”, a poem responding to the energy, artistry, and cultural presence of Genesis Owusu, who performs at the University of Canberra this week.
It was a pleasure to speak about the collection in a university setting, especially at UC, where questions of creativity, culture, voice, and place continue to shape my writing and teaching.
Many thanks to UC FM for having me on air.
I’ll also be reading from Hybrid Heaven & other(ed) poems at Smith’s Alternative on Monday 25 May at 7pm, alongside Perth spoken word poet Niel Smith.
Listen in to 2026 Semester 1 Episode 11: Creative Writing & Marathon Running
1.5.26
Hybrid Heaven & other(ed) poems — Out Now
Hybrid Heaven & other(ed) poems — Out Now
Today, I’m pleased to share that my seventh book, Hybrid Heaven & other(ed) poems, has been published by Recent Work Press.
Hybrid Heaven & other(ed) poems explores diasporic identity across continents, cultures, and histories. Moving between Canberra, the UK, Ghana, and the wider Black Atlantic, the collection brings together fragments of memory, music, migration, and myth.
These poems sit between worlds — between roots and routes — asking what it means to belong across multiple identities, languages, and geographies.
This is a book about hybridity — not as confusion, but as structure, method, and lived reality.
It draws on years of movement, teaching, writing, and research, and brings together creative and critical threads that have shaped my work.
Australia:
https://recentworkpress.com/.../hybrid-heaven-othered-poems/
UK:
US:
9.2.25 National Multicultural Festival 2025
9.2.25 National Multicultural Festival 2025
10.1.25 At the Goulburn Club
Reading from my latest poetry book: Outside of Here. Outsider Hear! at the historic and hospitable Goulburn Club.
https://recentworkpress.com/.../outside-of-here-outsider.../
30.10.24 Cobargo Folk Festival 2025
Excited to join the good folk of Cobargo next year. I'll be reading from my latest poetry book: Outside of Here. Outsider Hear! https://recentworkpress.com/.../outside-of-here-outsider.../
1.10.24 New Book Out Now!
Delighted to announce my new poetry book is out now with the fabulous Recent Work Press.
https://recentworkpress.com/product/outside-of-here-outsider-hear/
28.3.24-1.4.24 Locus Awards Finalists
An anthology does not write itself! Congrats to all contributors, fellow editors (Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki and Milton Davis) and the publisher (Shahid Mahmud) of The Year's Best African Speculative Fiction 2022, in particular all these awesome poets (Akua Lezli Hope, Andrew Moss, Gerald L. Coleman, Ishola Abdulwasiu Ayodele, Jamal Hodge, Linda D Addison, Miguel Mitchell) who generously allowed me to approach them, and gave us their works. Kudos to The Sauúti Collective for our inaugural anthology MOTHERSOUND, edited by Wole Talabi, published by Android Press. to all who voted. Congratulations to all finalists!
10.5.24 Publication Announcement
Writing Revolution: Spring/Summer 2024 Poetry Edition of Sound the Abeng!
https://www.soundtheabengmarvamcclean.com
We are thrilled to share the 2024 Poetry Edition of Sound the Abeng: Writing Black and Aboriginal Lives! As a publication committed to honoring the rich histories, struggles, and triumphs of Black, Aboriginal, and Indigenous peoples, we invite you to join us in this celebration of poetic expression and artistic excellence. Enjoy the powerful and evocative contributions of authors including Geoffrey Philp, Opal Palmer Adisa. Andrew Moss and Celia Sorhaindo. This issue also features the work of nationally and internationally recognized prize winners Ishion Hutchinson, Ajibola Tolase, Byron Armstrong and Mahogany Browne.
Sound the Abeng is dedicated to exploring the profound impacts of colonization and slavery on the lives of our extended communities while highlighting their resilience and cultural contributions to the world at large. Through short articles, prose, and poetry, we shed light on the intricate tapestry of experiences and accomplishments that shape our shared humanity. Enjoy and please consider sharing your feedback with us.
(Pease navigate cursor and click on Poetry Edition-Spring/Summer 2024)
28.3.24-1.4.24. At the National Folk Festival 2024
13.3.24 National Folk Festival 2024
Proud to be performing Spoken Word, co-hosting a Poet's Breakfast, collaborating with the wonderful band Where Water Meets for Festival Made and running workshops at this year's National Folk Festival. Don't forget to pack your tent.
25.3.24 ABC Canberra
A treat to discuss books I'm reading and writing on Book End, ABC Canberra Sunday Bruch with the legend that is lish Fejer. Hear me read my poem 'Misread', a response to being pigeon-holed and categorised by 'genre'.
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/canberra-sundaybrunch/canberra-sunday-brunch/
26.1.24 Australian National Museum
It was a pleasure to represent Mother Tongue - Multilingual Poetry at the National Museum alongside talented poets Asha Naznin and Vesna Cvjetican, celebrating a multicultural Australia Day. Our poems explored the program themes 'sharing caring for Country, home and belonging, shared humanity and wellbeing'. I read two of my poems, 'An Ecology of Healing', Poetry for the Planet, An Anthology of Imagined Futures' (Litoria Press) and 'Ordinary Hybrid Bliss'. The latter poem was inspired by Zadie Smith's novel 'White Teeth' and my experiences of living in Willesden Green and Kilburn as well as Paul Gilroy's concept of planetary humanism. This poem can be found in my book 'Manifest.oh! A manifesto for peace and convivial living'.
1.12.23 - 6.1.24 The Window
My curation of The Window for the Goulburn Regional Art Gallery includes a poem called ICA4US that I've written in response to Cataclysm by Dean Cross.
https://goulburnregionalartgallery.com.au/exhibitions/the-window-26
https://www.goulburnaustralia.com.au/event/the-window-curated-by-andrew-moss/
8.12.23 Childish Recollections
Incredibly excited to announce that Childish Recollections, my new poetry collection, is available to pre-order from the publisher, The Black Spring Press Group, on their website. https://blackspringpressgroup.com/.../childish-recollections
18.11.23 Canberra Scone-Off
I was honoured to write and perform an impromptu poem at the Canberra Scone-Off!
21.10.23 Objections, Scars & Artefacts
My new poetry book 'Objections, Scars & Artefacts is out now!
https://roseyravelstonbooks.com.au/products/objections-scars-artefacts
21.10.23 Poetry Slam at Woodford Academy, National Trust.
Time:
10.00am
Cost:
FREE
Details:
In keeping with Woodford Academy’s long history of poetic endeavours and in partnership with Rosey Ravelston Books and poet Andrew Geoffrey Kwabena Moss, we are proud to announce our first Poetry Slam. We invite aspiring and experienced Poets to perform the best of their work and let the audience choose the champion.
Location:
Woodford Academy, 90-92 GWH, Woodford, 2778
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https://www.bluemts.com.au/whatson/41902/woodford-academy-poetry-slam/
16.09.23 Book Chat at The Book Cow, Canberra
5.08.23 ACT Poetry Showcase
Poetry Month is coming to Canberra! Head to the @RedRoomPoetry website to get your tickets to the ACT Showcase and get involved in Poetry Month this year! #PoetryMonth https://redroompoetry.org/events/act-poetry-month-showcase/
5.08.23 Arts Hub Article
Some of my thoughts on the value of poetry.
11.07.23 Poetry Month Announcement
Excited to finally announce that I will be joining Poetry Month this August as a 30 in 30 commissioned poet! Be sure to stay tuned @RedRoomPoetry to see the poem next month #PoetryMonth #30in30
1.07.23 Mother Tongue Multilingual Open Mic
Today's Mother Tongue Multilingual Mic was a bit wonderful - thanks to our host, Andrew Geoffrey Kwabena Moss, poet and songstress Karina Palomita, and all our open mic performers who shared their stories and language!
1.07.23 Mother Tongue Multilingual Open Mic
2.07.23 & 9.07.23 Secret Histories of City West - Performance and Zine Launch
I am very excited to be part of this project.
How much do you remember about the Canberra of yesterday?
Seven poets and one musical duo have been invited to write about a real or imagined history of city west.
They’ll be performing their poems at this showcase, and launching the zine where they are collected. Expect a multitude of windows into the past, fables about what was and might have been.
Hosted by Zoe Anderson and Aaron Kirby and featuring Abhi Gupta, Andrew Moss, Asha Naznin, Blue, Karina Vennonen, Samia Goudie, and Yleia Mariano, with a musical response by The Cashews, this will be City West as you’ve never seen or heard it before.
You can also join Zoe, Aaron and the poets on Sunday 9 July to experience this project in-situ on the Secret Histories Walking Tour around City West.
24.06.23
10.06.23 Book Chat
Join me for a Book Chat!
14.05.23 Poetic City
Poetic City Canberra - Winter Edition has been officially launched! A lovely autumnal afternoon was spent reading poems with Zoe Anderson, Andrew Moss, Sarah St Vincent Welch, Owen Bullock and Audrey McCormick.
13.05.23 Poetic City Canberra - Winter Edition Launch
Join us on 13 May from 2pm - 3.30pm in City walk near the carousel for the launch of the Poetic City - Winter Edition program!
Readers will include Zoe Anderson, Andrew Moss, Sarah St Vincent Welch, Owen Bullock and Audrey McCormick.
Get a taste of what Poetic City has to offer, with poetry readings and performances, and grab a program hot off the press so you can start planning your Poetic City - Winter Edition!
Poetic City will feature a variety of poetry workshops starting in June, the main festival events between 1-10 July, plus school holiday activities for children and young people across the July school holidays.
16.04.23 The Caribbean Writer
It was a pleasure to read 'Black Caesarean' and 'War Crimes' , representing The Caribbean Writer for the Writer's Bacchanal at the 9th Annual VILitFest, the United States Virgin Islands Literary Festival & Book Fair.
15.04.23 The Year's Best African Speculative Fiction 2022 Anthology
I'm thrilled to announce that I am one of the authors for the Year’s Best African Speculative Fiction 2022 anthology, where one of my poems will be featured. The Second Installment of the World Fantasy award winning, Locus, British Fantasy award nominated Year’s Best African Speculative Fiction anthology series will be published in August 1, 2023, and you can pre-order it here.
odekpeki.com/2023/04/15/years-best-african-speculative-fiction-poetry-volume-2-toc/
28.02.23 Mother Tongue - Multilingual Poetry Feature Poet @ Smith's Alternative
A pleasure to be the featured poet and share poems in a blend of Asante Twi, Japanese and English at Mother Tongue - Multilingual Poetry. We were treated to wonderful global poetry in Farsi, Arabic, Bengali, French, Slovenian, Polish and Korean.
23.02.23 Publication Day Hat-Trick!!!
My latest three poetry books are now available at:
https://roseyravelstonbooks.com.au/collections/vendors?q=Andrew%20Geoffrey%20Kwabena%20Moss
https://www.bookdepository.com/author/Andrew+Geoffrey+Kwabena+Moss
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/andrew%20geoffrey%20kwabena%20moss
23.02.23 Manning Clarke House
23.02.23 February Poetry Reading at Manning Clarke House
19.02.23 National Multicultural Festival 2023
19.02.23 National Multicultural Festival 2023 Announcement
I am honoured to be performing poems at the National Multicultural Festival on Sunday, part of the Languages Showcase at Garema Place, Canberra City Centre, 10am- 12 noon.
Mother Tongue poetry at the National Multicultural Festival ‘Languages Showcase’, Garema Place Stage, Sunday morning 19 February.
Andrew Geoffrey Kwabena Moss. Of Anglo-Ghanaian heritage, Andrew is a teacher and published writer. He will share poems in a hybrid of Asante Twi and English.
Vesna Cvjeticanin. Canberra poet and a short-story non-fiction writer. Vesna writes in both Serbian and English, enjoys reciting poetry and runs poetry and memoir writing workshops.
Jolly Bhattacharjee. Performer and published writer who represents the Indo-Aussie essence. Her poems in Hindi and English reflect human minds which stay indifferent across seas and boundaries.
30.11.22 Author Talk
Author Talk in Canberra at Gungahlin Library
26.11.22 Book Fair Australia
12.11.22 Author Talk
Author Talk at Goulburn Mulwaree Library
05.10.22 Travel Poetry Workshop
I am looking forward to facilitating a 'Travel Poetry' writing workshop on the Poetry on the Move 2022 Festival theme of 'Lyrical Manoeuvres - a major initiative of the Centre for Creative and Cultural Research at the University of Canberra.
10.09.22 I was just thinking... Interview
A culturally rich, satisfying and thought provoking Magazine interview: Appropriated Appellations, Cultural Fluidity, and Perpetual Dis-Location: an Interview with Andrew Moss Pt I & II and review of Nicked Names in 'I was just thinking...' tolitasmusings.
20.08.22 National Gallery of Australia
Name Dropping Alert: Nicked Names at the National Gallery of Australia.
20.08.22 It is a pleasure to represent Mother Tongue Multilingual Poetry at the Red Room Poetry ACT Poetry Month Showcase at the National Gallery of Australia.
11.08.22 Paperback Writer Podcast Inteview
Nicked Names, featured on Paperback Writer podcast with an interview
08.08.22 That Poetry Thing
16.07.22 Nicked Names
Nicked Names, my debut novella is https://www.smithsalternative.com/events/that-poetry-thing-77733?d=8%2F08%2F2022+7%3A00%3A00+PM now!
Australian Readers
https://roseyravelstonbooks.com/collections/fiction/products/nicked-names
UK Readers
US Readers
International Readers
https://www.bookdepository.com/Nicked-Names/9780645432626?ref=grid-view&qid=1658318323465&sr=1-1
13.07.22 Making Local Headlines
12.7.22 Radioland
A journey to Radioland 107.1 in the Southern Highlands from the Southern Tablelands, via the Kwahu escarpment, Dunstable Downs and Chiltern Hills. I read an excerpt from my debut novella 'nicked Names', available for purchase at all good bookshops, online and street side, from 16.7.22. In addition, I read some poems inspired by music. stay tuned for the episode when it comes out!
1.07.22 Stories From the Studio
Thrilled to be featured in Southern Tablelands Arts wonderful Stories from the Studio. The video includes a sneak preview of my debut novella 'Nicked Names' out later this month!
28.06.22 Multilingual Poetry Evening
It was an absolute pleasure to perform 'Twi Phone-ology', 'MLE' and 'Naming Ceremony' at this inspiring event.
1.05.22 Spring Writes Literary Festival 2022
I'm really looking forward to presenting an Afrofuturistic speculative poetry at the wonderful Spring Writes Literary Festival 2022 in New York and online.
artspartner.org/content/view/spring-writes
Register Here:
27.02.22 Rhysling Award Nomination
Absolutely chuffed to receive a Rhysling Award nomination for my Afrofuturistic speculative poem 'Nyankopoxyican Breath of Fresh Air'.
23.01.22 Beyond Alienation
I'm delighted to have poems featured in this international anthology.
28.11.21 Pushcart Prize Nomination
It is honour to be nominated by the magazine Decolonial Passage for a Pushcart Prize.
26.10.21 Red Room Poetry Shortlist
It 's a lovely surprise that my poem 'Healing Tree' has been shortlisted for the POEM FOREST. More importantly, a tree is being planted for every poem received.
25.10.21 Nombono Anthology
I am excited to read at the Nombono Anthology launch event, organised by Sundress Publications.
15.10.21 Strong in the Broken Places
I am really looking forward to sharing ideas about 'The Language of Identity' at this innovative international event.
MEET THE AUTHOR-ANDREW MOSS
MEET THE AUTHOR-ANDREW MOSS
STRONG IN THE BROKEN PLACES: POETICS OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA
October 21, 2021 @ 5:30 PM ET/USA- ZOOM ID: 794 5002 7512 Passcode: 1qxFvk
Andrew Geoffrey Kwabena Moss is an Anglo-Ghanaian writer who specializes in Anansesem, the storytelling tradition of the Akan-speaking people of West Africa.
Andrew is a writer and teacher who has lived in the UK, Japan and currently, Australia. His work seeks to explore and challenge liminal landscapes, complex identities and the social constructs of race. Most recently, Andrew’s poem, Ecology of Healing is featured in Poetry for the Planet and The Best New British and Irish Poets Anthology 2019-2021 by The Black Spring Press Group. He has also been published by Afropean, People in Harmony, Fly on the Wall Press, and Sound the Abeng: Writing Black, Aboriginal & Indigenous Lives (https://www.soundtheabengmarvamcclean.com)
STRONG IN THE BROKEN PLACES is a writing collaborative that stretches across the globe, scripting a narrative with literary warriors who are intentional in writing truth into history, in exposing the ugly truths of social injustice while at the same time offering up the healing power of words. Writers speak from the intimate chambers of their soul to reveal the redemptive power of storytelling and community through words designed to inspire, entertain, and provoke thoughtful responses.
9.10.21
Announced: Twi Phone-ology Nominated for the Best of the Net Award
Announced: Twi Phone-ology Nominated for the Best of the Net Award
I am thrilled to announce that the GLR Review has nominated my poem 'Twi Phone-ology' for the Best of the Net Awards 2021 by Sundress Publications, click here .
'In The Hope of a New Dawn' consolidation of all Poems.pdf3.09.21
I look forward to presenting my poem 'Fly a New Flag' at a Poem Recitation Webinar: IN THE HOPE OF A NEW DAWN, hosted by the Centre for Critical Reflection at Jain University, Bangalore, India.
2.09.21 Dinosaur Books
It is a pleasure to announce that I have started a project with the wonderful Dinosaur Books Ltd on a Young Adult Fiction work set to be published in early 2023.
http://www.dinosaurbooks.co.uk/
1.09.21 Nyankopoxyican Breath of Fresh Air
I am over the moon that Sundress will be publishing "Nyankopoxyican Breath of Fresh Air"-- for the forthcoming anthology, NOMBONO: An Anthology of Speculative Poetry by BIPOC Creators.
11.08.21 Afrofuturist Article
I have written an article 'The Middle Passage & The Black Atlantic Re-Imagined' that investigates the role of Afrofuturism in galvanizing calls for slavery ocean memorials.
Published in 'Sound the Abeng! - Writing Black, Aboriginal & Indigenous Lives, Summer Issue 2021, Volume 2 #3
https://www.soundtheabengmarvamcclean.com/
10.07.21 This is the Drum
'This is the Drum', a poem based on the Akan Drum, the oldest African-American object in the British Museum and possibly the oldest surviving anywhere.
11.06.21 Strong in the Broken Places
I am really looking forward to taking part in this international online poetry event organised by the marvellous Marva McClean.
04.06.21 Rigorous
I am pleased to have three Afrofuturist poems published in Rigorous Magazine.
https://www.rigorous-mag.com/v5i2/andrew-geoffrey-kwabena-moss.html
02.06.21 Inking Imagination
I am excited to be working with my local library on 'Inking Imagination' - a Creative Writing Program designed for budding authors aged 10-15. The 10-week program aims to provide participants with the opportunity to develop their creative writing skills across a range of purposes, genres and audiences. At the end of a term, participants will showcase their acquired knowledge in a published digital anthology. To make a booking, visit https://www.trybooking.com/BRTKM
29.05.21
Announced: Andrew Geoffrey Kwabena Moss To Be Published By The Black Spring Press Group
Announced: Andrew Geoffrey Kwabena Moss To Be Published By The Black Spring Press Group
I am very pleased to be able to share the announcement of my publishing deal with The Black Spring Press Group. To read the full announcement, click here .
25.05.21 Alas Poor Yorick - Reading
Contact the Poor Yorick team for a Microsoft Teams invitation (link below).
This event is brought to you by the editorial team at Poor Yorick: A Journal of Rediscovery, which is the online literary publication of Western Connecticut State University’s M.F.A. Program. The journal publishes poems, stories, essays, photo essays, and other innovative works about rediscovery, the lost and the found – what we bury, and what we dig up. The editor will be on hand at the open mic to talk submissions, too; if this sounds like your kind of publication, contact them!
Join in on the series via https://www.facebook.com/events/305555147824049/ on Thursday, 27 May 2021 from 19:00-21:00 EDT
13.05.21 The Best New British and Irish Poets 2019-2021
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