When the personal is political. Ali and Emma discuss the impact of the marriage equality legislation on a lesbian couple in Jenni Nixon's 'Proposal' performed by Lauren Hamilton Neill.

'Proposal' is published in Flashing The Square an anthology of microfiction and prose poems.

About The Author

JENNI NIXON is a widely published poet: café boogie and agenda! and included in many anthologies and journals ? recently southerly and overland ?2014. A member of the company of writers and roundtable writing groups.

About The Actor

LAUREN HAMILTON NEILL is a Queensland native and holds a Bachelor in Music Theatre (CQCM).  She professionally has murdered several husbands in Deadly Women, was murdered in The Suspects, shamelessly flirted with a man far too old for her in ABC TV’s The Gods of Wheat St, and will soon be starring as a vegetarian vampire chef in a short film that will also see her don the producers hat.

Credits

Presenters: Ali Morris and Emma Walsh
Producer: Bronwyn Mehan
Theme music: James Seymour

Coffee Pod|cast has been produced with the support of the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body and we wish to also acknowledge the support of Little Fictions by the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund and the City of Sydney Matching Grants program.