Speaker Series: Three Durians with Troy Wong & Annabella Luu

Described by Eileen Chong as “fierce, tender” and “strikingly original,” Three Durians explores the intersection of culture, migration and identity. These incisive poems pose questions about the performance of masculinity, sexuality and Asianness, wrapped in the divisive smell of the durian.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

TROY WONG is an Australian poet born to Singaporean parents. His poems have been widely published and anthologised in some of Australia and the world’s most eminent journals. He was shortlisted in the 2026 Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize and won the 2025 Nomad Review Poetry Prize. Troy also co-ordinates Bread and Butter Poetry Slam. Three Durians is his first book.

ANNABELLA LUU is a poet and perennial student living on unceded Darug Country. She is the coordinator of UNSW’s UNSWeetened Literary Journal and has featured at the Sydney Opera House for the Bankstown Poetry Grand Slam, and the State Library of NSW as a two-time finalist for the National Youth Poetry Slam. She recently won the Canterbury-Bankstown LGA Prize for WestWords’ Living Stories Project 2026.

ABOUT THE VENUE:

ASHFIELD LIBRARY is accessible by lift from the ground floor.

Evening and weekend access: When the main doors are closed, access is via Ashfield Mall. Take the stairs or lift to level 4 of Ashfield Mall, exit at doors by Australia Post and follow the signs for the library.

If you have any access or support requirements in order to participate fully, please let us know when you book via the order form to ensure that we can arrange any reasonable adjustments.

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