Gloria Demillo

Gloria Demillo (they/them) is a poet, performer and multidisciplinary creative based in Sydney, Australia. They have worked closely with Word Travels for Australian Poetry Slam, Bankstown Poetry Slam, Red Room Poetry, CuriousWorks, and Radio Skid Row. They are the host of Titas and Tea, a podcast for Filipinx-Australian diaspora. The podcast features Philippine artists and creators, and the show explores topics like politics, history, racism, relationships, and community building.

Gloria has been published in The Australian Poetry Journal, Cordite Poetry Review, Peril Magazine, Red Room Poetry, and Bankstown Poetry Slam’s anthologies. They have performed poetry at the Biennale of Sydney, Sydney International Women’s Poetry and Arts Festival, Wollongong Writers Festival, Australian Poetry Slam, and the Bankstown Poetry Slam Olympics. They have also worked with the Art Gallery of New South Wales for the Harana Poetry Tour which explored the artworks of Filipino artists. They are the lead actor for the theatre production Let Me Know When You Get Home by Miranda Aguilar which is out 2021 and produced by National Theatre of Parramatta and CuriousWorks.