Soft Side of Red
In her debut poetry collection Christine Shamista reflects on her experiences living in Sri Lanka, England and Australia as part of the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora. Shamista’s poems reveal layers of the self through her journey leaving her ancestral home in the time of a civil war and living in and between England and Australia.
Her poetry recounts experiences of racism — casual and systemic — and her discovering delight and pride in race and identity despite these experiences.
Christine Shamista was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and now lives on the land of the Wangal people of the Eora nation in Sydney with her husband and two children.
She is a Doctor in Juridical Science with experience working in the human rights and social justice fields.
Her writing has been published in a number of journals and anthologies, and explores the themes of family, romance, connection and diversity.
Soft Side of Red is her first collection of poetry.
