David Stavanger
David Stavanger is a poet, producer, parent and lapsed psychologist living on Wodi Wodi Dharawal land. He also spends some of his time as an Artistic Director and producer of MAD Poetry at Red Room Poetry.
David co-edited Solid Air: Australian & New Zealand Spoken Word and Admissions: Voices Within Mental Health, and is the author of The Special and Case Notes, which drew on his lived experience of mental health/illness and went on to win the 2021 Victorian Premier's Prize for Poetry. His newest collection is The Drop Off.