Bathypelagia
'Bathypelagia is a wonder of animacy and transformation. Cannily constructed in three zones, this book criss-crosses between the still-barely known zones of our oceans, resemblances of domestic life – particularly of motherhood – and the deepest domains of myth and sea creatures. These poems weave together motifs across pages, making connections – aquatic, airy, subterranean – that astonish.' – Kate Middleton
'Bathypelagia is a powerful, memorable collection whose poems fluoresce with an otherworldly light, drawing us in. Debbie Lim’s vivid, richly imagistic poems find illumination in the ocean’s claustrophobic midnight zone, paying close and artful attention to the creatures inhabiting a region largely untouched by humans.' – Sarah Holland-Batt
Debbie Lim’s poetry appears in many anthologies including Contemporary Australian Poetry, Contemporary Asian Australian Poets and multiple editions of Best Australian Poems. She has received the ACT Rosemary Dobson Award and the Bruce Dawe National Poetry Prize. She was shortlisted for the Peter Porter Poetry Prize. She lives in northern Sydney on Darramuragal land.
