Helena Pantsis
An experiment in Microsoft Word, ‘AT THE END THE WORLD REALLY
ENDS’ utilises only shapes and text to extend poetry to a visual feat. Examining a series of topics,
the isolation of the format is intended to highlight the intersectionality of identity, mental illness,
and class division amongst others, culminating in a thread of works that exist both separately and as
a cohesive view of the previous few years of the author’s life. Works can be viewed in any order
and can also be read in various ways.
Helena Pantsis (she/they) is a writer from Naarm, Australia. A full-time student of creative writing, they have a fond appreciation for the gritty, the dark, and the experimental. Her works are published in Overland, Island Online, Going Down Swinging, and Meanjin. More can be found at hlnpnts.com.