Writing her second novel, called “Poemsia”, was an entirely different experience. She has heard that there is no such thing as fiction, but non fiction written in some alternate world and it accurately describes her experience while working on “Sad Girls”. It was a project she loved coming back to as she worked on her other poetry titles. She began working on “Sad Girls” after her first poetry collection was released. However she was proud of how she was able to bring her story to life. Just as compelling as her world was, sometimes she struggled with the weight of everything. When her voice came to Lang, it was like a whisper. While writing “Sad Girls”, she had an idea of where everything was going, however at the same time, her characters ended up taking her to places that she couldn’t have possibly imagined.Īudrey, she found to be a deeply flawed and complex character. The plot unraveled out for Lang quite naturally. Audrey just had a story to tell and she couldn’t help but just be drawn into her atmospheric and dark world. The voice of Lang’s character Audrey, from “Sad Girls”, came bursting into Lang’s head one night, both insistent and loud. She admires Dickinson’s raging emotions and passion which is simply but effectively conveyed. She considers Emily Dickinson to be her inspiration. She was hand selected to exhibit in the landmark Playboy Redux curated by The Warhol Museum and Playboy Enterprises. Lang has completed shows in many cities including Santa Monica for the renowned Corpo gallery. Her poetry’s accessibility has allowed her to garner a diverse mass following, with each of her poetry collections being international bestsellers. Leav writes in conversational language with mild use of figures of speech and it is arranged in traditional stanza form. Leav’s style of poetry is described as being succinct and simple, and conveys complicated emotions in stark comparison to the verbal richness of traditional poetry. It was unexpectedly a hit and it caught the attention of literary agents in New York and got a publishing deal from Andrew McMeel. The book dealt with facets and stages of romantic love, from pleasant to unpleasant sections. She self-published prose and poetry collection called “Love and Misadventures”. In the year 2013, she chose to begin writing again. She would write poetry and turn the collection into handmade books, which she passed around to her peers in school.Įven though she is known for being a writer, she initially established gothic and oriental inspired fashion line called Akina, which has received commercial and critical success and is stocked in key boutiques around Australia and later in cutting edge Harajuku, Japan. Her interest in literature began at a young age. Leav grew up at a refugee town in Cabramatta, Sydney. Her dad was an acupuncturist and her mom worked as a seamstress. In the year 1981, her family migrated to Australia.
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She is the second youngest of her three siblings. Her family fled from the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. Leav was born at a refugee camp in Thailand. Lang Leav, born in September 8, 1980, is a bestselling contemporary poet and writer in New Zealand who lives with Michael Faudet, a fellow author and her partner.