Dominic Symes

Dominic Symes lives quietly in naarm/Melbourne. He writes poems, some of which have, over the last few years, been published in Australian journals and anthologies—including Overland, Cordite and Best of Australian Poems. His debut collection ‘I saw the best memes of my generation’ (Recent Work Press) was highly commended in the 2024 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards—Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry. In 2025 he was shortlisted for the Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize and in 2026 longlisted for the Peter Porter Poetry Prize. His second book ‘Songs of Love & Hate Speech’ is out now through the Rabbit Poets Series.

• Website https://www.domsymes.com/