In a large, white-picket dream, a married mother selfishly cries. She has everything she ever wanted – a husband, a house, a business degree, a baby – she is at the pinnacle of the migrant dream. Perhaps she needs to return to her medication, the pills she stopped taking to become pregnant. She was taking them for six years. She wasn’t allowed to move out of home so she married at twenty-two. Now she is thirty, and it’s as if she is looking at her life for the very first time. She is starting to see things. The creativity she had kept buried inside all her life birthed out with her daughter, and now her words are taking on a life of their own. From the author of the Australian poetry bestseller, Love and F--k Poems, Just Give Me The Pills is yet another brilliant novel-in-verse by Koraly Dimitriadis, and this special illustrated edition includes drawings by Koraly’s daughter. Exploring the challenges of leaving a marriage, divorce, co-parenting, single motherhood, Just Give Me The Pills is a story told through poetry of a woman’s liberation from the chains of migrant culture and repression, and the terror or realising all the choices you’ve ever made are those you were expected to make, and you have no idea who you really are. It’s a story of being silenced, of reclaiming your voice, rebuilding, and finding one’s true self. "I am so obsessed with Koraly. Her work is disarming, emotionally fearless and she sounds like nobody else alive. I will read her poetry forever." — Hera Lindsay Bird, bestselling poet, Pamper Me To Hell And Back.
"Koraly Dimitriadis is a poet of the finest balance. She writes with the tenderness of a loving hand and a fist that smashes oppression," Tony Birch, bestselling author, White Girl, and Boisbouvier Chair in Australian Literature. 

Koraly Dimitriadis is a Cypriot-Australian writer, performer and author of the poetry books Love and Fuck Poems and Just Give Me The Pills. Her poems have been translated and published in Polish, Czech, Greek and Greek-Cypriot journals and anthologies, and she has had short stories, essays and poems published in Southerly, Etchings, Overland, Unusual Works, Social Alternatives, Meanjin, Solid Air (UQP), Resilience (Ultimo/Mascara), Foyer (UK), Harana (UK), Fuck Poems (USA) and others. Koraly’s poetry films have been shortlisted for prizes, screened at festivals and televised. Koraly has performed internationally, including The Poetry Café (London) and The Bowery (New York). Koraly’s poetic theatre monologue “I say the wrong things all the time” premiered at La Mama in 2016. Koraly was an associate artist at Theatre Works in 2021. She performed as part of Outer Urban Projects’s theatre ensemble Poetic License for numerous years which included productions at Melbourne Writers Festival (Footscray Community Arts Centre) and 45 Downstairs. Koraly’s personal essays and opinion articles have been published widely across Australia in publications such as ABC, SBS, The Age and News.com.au, with international publications in The Independent (UK), Shondaland, The Guardian, The Washington Post and Al Jazeera. Koraly is a professional member to the American Society of Journalists and Authors. Koraly’s debut fiction manuscript, We Never Said Goodbye, was awarded the UNESCO City of Literature residency in Krakow. She was also awarded residencies at the Wheeler Centre, Chantilly, HOANI (Cyprus) and Moreland Council. Koraly holds a diploma in professional writing/editing (RMIT) and a double degree in accounting/computing (Monash). She has spoken on panels, run workshops, taught poetry at RMIT, and has been interviewed on television and radio including ABC’s The Conversation Hour with Jon Faine. www.koralydimitriadis.com

“The kind of honesty that can only come about after being wound-up, held writhing, repressed and silenced” – Disclaimer Magazine (UK) “Relentlessly bold, unapologetic, and humorous at all the right times. If one can detect a new wave of Australian poetry on the rise, it’s due in no small part to the pioneering efforts of Koraly Dimitriadis.” - Ruby Hamad, author, White Tears, Brown Scars “She dishes the dirt, and she’s not afraid of anything. Her writing is coming for you, so you’d better just accept it…Energetic and irreverent, a must read.” – Overland Literary Journal “With this second collection of poetry, Koraly’s writing gets better and better. There is the same punch and passion of her first collection, yet there is also wonderful moments of quiet and regret. In this long form narrative poem cycle, we see the emergence of a soul out of shame, bitterness and terror into defiance, resolution and strength. It’s absolutely authentic and absolutely dynamic.” – Christos Tsiolkas, award-winning author “In her candour and her urgency, Koraly captures the painful, the shameful, the messy in all of us. Koraly’s voice is unique, impassioned and grunts and shouts and howls and whispers and cajoles and offers on every page of this book. Just give me the pills is an odyssey. A female, Greek-Cypriot-Australian odyssey about being, becoming, about motherhood and marriage, about self-hatred and self-love. It is both intensely personal and broadly universal. It is a guide to self-realisation. A call to arms.” – Emilie Collyer, award-winning poet and playwright “As an Australian of Greek heritage, I know how there can be a culture of silence around taboo subjects within our community. Sometimes this silence is necessary, to protect us from the wider community’s insults and bigotry, but at other times it is violently imposed on the younger generations to restrict us from breaking out of archaic cultural norms. This kind of silence often feeds into a cycle of past traumas borne out of experiences of war and migration. I’ve always seen Koraly Dimitriadis as, above all, a viciously fearless poet – and her new collection, ‘Just Give Me The Pills’ is no exception. For Koraly, a second-generation Cypriot-Australian woman, to openly navigate mental health, sexism, marriage, expectation and motherhood in such a vulnerable and clear way is a priceless moment for Australian writing. It makes me proud not just as a writer to know her, but also as a member of a community that desperately needs more vehemently honest voices like hers” – Luka Lesson, Australian poetry slam champion “Just Give Me the Pills is an extraordinary composition – a defiant portrait of untamed domesticity that is at once tender and fierce. This verse narrative traces the intimate triumphs and falls on one woman’s journey from repression to self-realisation and silence to words, writing the domestic and inner space with a brutal honesty that is candid, unashamed and shockingly moving. Dimitriadis urgently speaks her truth in a voice that is brave, daring and uncensored – exposing herself entirely in an extremity of vulnerability and strength. A feminist anthem for social justice and self-love, Just Give Me the Pills teems with sexuality and bristles with rage – a riveting and compulsive read.”– Bronwyn Lovell, Val Vallis award winner. “Wow. Dimitriadis pulls no punches here. This is armed-missile poetry.” – Kate Holden, award-winning author, In my Skin “Blood, Fire, Love & Passion; scramble! Direct hit.” – TT.O., award-winning poet, 24 Hours “The kind of honesty that can only come about after being wound-up, held writhing, repressed and silenced” – Disclaimer Magazine (UK) “A gutsy, defiant firecracker of a chapbook which demands to be read angrily out loud after half a bottle of red…An unashamed poetic celebration of one woman’s liberation from the chains of marital convention, sexual repression, and cultural obligation.” – Maxine Beneba Clarke, award-winning author, The Hate Race "I am so obsessed with Koraly. Her work is disarming, emotionally fearless and she sounds like nobody else alive. I will read her poetry forever." — Hera Lindsay Bird, bestselling poet, Pamper Me to Hell and Back “An emotional self-examination with a hand-mirror.” – AU Review “One of the brightest stars in the new poetry scene…A traditionalist’s nightmare…searingly honest explorations of life…” – Junkee “A voice that literally demands to be heard.” – Overland literary journal “Love and F--k Poems is raw, audacious and courageous. Bravo!” – Christos Tsiolkas, award-winning author, The Slap. “Wow. Dimitriadis pulls no punches here. This is armed-missile poetry.” – Kate Holden, award-winning author, In my Skin “Blood, Fire, Love & Passion; scramble! Direct hit.” – TT.O., award-winning poet, 24 Hours “The kind of honesty that can only come about after being wound-up, held writhing, repressed and silenced” – Disclaimer Magazine (UK) “A gutsy, defiant firecracker of a chapbook which demands to be read angrily out loud after half a bottle of red…An unashamed poetic celebration of one woman’s liberation from the chains of marital convention, sexual repression, and cultural obligation.” – Maxine Beneba Clarke, award-winning author, The Hate Race “The kind of honesty that can only come about after being wound-up, held writhing, repressed and silenced” – Disclaimer Magazine (UK) “She is merciless ... astounding.” – Stage Whispers “She dishes the dirt, and she’s not afraid of anything. Her writing is coming for you, so you’d better just accept it…Energetic and irreverent, a must read.” – Overland Literary Journal “A viciously fearless poet. For Koraly, a second-generation Cypriot-Australian woman, to openly navigate mental health, sexism, marriage, expectation and motherhood in such a vulnerable and clear way is a priceless moment for Australian writing.” – Luka Lesson, Australian poetry slam champion “Just Give Me the Pills is an extraordinary composition – a defiant portrait of untamed domesticity…brutal honesty that is candid, unashamed and shockingly moving…a feminist anthem for social justice and self-love…a riveting and compulsive read.” – Bronwyn Lovell, award-winning poet “Relentlessly bold, unapologetic, and humorous at all the right times. If one can detect a new wave of Australian poetry on the rise, it’s due in no small part to the pioneering efforts of Koraly Dimitriadis.” – Ruby Hamad, author, White Tears, Brown Scars   “In this long form narrative poem cycle, we see the emergence of a soul out of shame, bitterness and terror into defiance, resolution and strength. It’s absolutely authentic and absolutely dynamic.” – Christos Tsiolkas, award-winning author, The Slap “In her candour and her urgency, Koraly captures the painful, the shameful, the messy in all of us. Koraly’s voice is unique, impassioned and grunts and shouts and howls and whispers and cajoles and offers on every page of this book. Just give me the pills is an odyssey. A female, Greek-Cypriot-Australian odyssey about being, becoming, about motherhood and marriage, about self-hatred and self-love. It is both intensely personal and broadly universal. It is a guide to self-realisation. A call to arms.” – Emilie Collyer, award-winning playwright and poet.
* Book launch on the 26th of March.
* Koraly Dimitriadis had a short poetry film Mediterranean Madness launched on SBS demand last week, which will be available for one year. She also had an article published in SBS Voices to launch this film, After my divorce it took years to go back to dating men from my culture. Both the film and article explore love and identity in an Australian context.  
*https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2023/05/17/231055/puncher-wattmann-acquires-dimitriadiss-the-mother-must-die/
* https://www.smh.com.au/national/hang-on-a-sec-i-thought-sbs-was-meant-to-boost-diverse-voices-20230611-p5dfpq.html
* Koralys poetry film Yiayia mou (my grandmother) from her book Just Give Me The Pills, was a finalist at this years Multicultural Film Festival and will be available for viewing on SBS on demand for six months. Koralys poetry books and upcoming literary works in progress were featured in a Channel nine news profile - https://www.9news.com.au/national/not-till-youre-married-firstgeneration-australians-open-up-about-sexual-oppression-koraly-dimitriadis/dacbc2fc-8b26-4ce8-bec9-36e405378e1e?fbclid=IwAR0c1rB7vqrgYnnt5dtMwsNmFjzfzH-9qxJtolN9Y_OTytgb-AgK30KxJmo

"Koraly Dimitriadis is a poet of the finest balance. She writes with the tenderness of a loving hand and a fist that smashes oppression," Tony Birch, bestselling author, White Girl, and Boisbouvier Chair in Australian Literature.