Writer | Poet | Visual Artist

Silvia Cantón Rondoni is a Spanish-born Australian poet, writer, and visual artist who identifies as neurodivergent and LGBTQQIP2SAA. Her poetry collection Stark Naked was released worldwide by IFWG Australia in June 2021. The poems in Stark Naked reveal her transition from childhood through grief and trauma to the resilient woman she is today, the collection includes illustrations by artist Silvia Nieto.

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During 2020 Silvia also created a poetry anthology on the theme of hope during our times of uncertainty. 

Infectious Hope is a call out for positivism and resilience during lockdown and isolation, focusing on the insights and strength during the pandemic of a spectacular range of diverse poets from around the globe, including luminaries Fiona Wright, Joe R. Lansdale, Isobelle Carmody, Roz Kaveney, and Linda D. Addison, A poetic vaccination of the soul, and a reminder that we are in this together and are stronger than we know. 

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Silvia is also the host at Pandemic Poetry podcast produced by Woroni radio station at The Australian National University. Experienced freelance editor, she used to run Telltale Literary Translation. She lives in Canberra with award-winning New Zealand writer Paul Mannering and her bulldog Patch.