LM ~ My first notes after I read East of Here, Close to Water - unedited: ‘You. He. She. All the characters so close to memories - sensitive to the way they press upon the present. Glimpses of a moment, rich - here and there. Empathy for a person - a man ‘howling on his doorstep', … Continue reading Josephine Rowe, a 'responsive' interview
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Sunday Driver! *Shakes Fist*
Hello lovelies, not long now until Christmas! I get to go for a wonderful break (which will still include reading and blogging, don't worry) in the land of the Big Banana, Coffs Harbour. Can't wait to see my sister, my folks, my Nanna, and bestie Tania. Lots of beach time, and possibly a 'prop' party … Continue reading Sunday Driver! *Shakes Fist*
Story To… and Random Stuff
I have a wee poem 'Tinsel Dreams (Tram Moment 1)' in the new Story To... zine, which is available in print and as a FREEBIE online. Click on Issue 2: Pod People here. Note that I wrote this poem after going to Varuna. There is a bit of stream-of-consciousness thought ramblings about mentor Peter Bishop, … Continue reading Story To… and Random Stuff
Janet Frame's 'Gorse is Not People', Mad Hatters and Confession Files.
Janet Frame's amazing short story, posthumously published in The New Yorker: 'Gorse is Not People' - Take some time to click and read. I was alerted to this story by Bookman Beattie and it has become one of my favourites. I recently got to meet Frame's niece Pamela Gordon at the launch of The Goose Bath: Poems (review … Continue reading Janet Frame's 'Gorse is Not People', Mad Hatters and Confession Files.
Greenbeard
Greenbeard is a new lit/arts mag edited by Mariana Sabino. Its flavour is international, with writers from Europe, India and Australia. Mariana is quite a fan of my writing and my blog and has included four of my pieces in the first issue - two book reviews, a film review and my short story Dead … Continue reading Greenbeard
Poets on Wheels
Poets on Wheels last night came to Coffs Harbour. Pam Brown, Philip Hammial and Rebecca May shared some of their poems with a small (predominantly old) audience at the Coffs Harbour Library. Philip Hammial and Pam Brown are heavyweights, skilled and confident in form and subject. Rebecca May is raw and promising and a wonderful … Continue reading Poets on Wheels
heterogenesis – a poem
it was not the kiss of the spider-woman that led him to Giovanni’s room so small a thing as a boy climbing fairy mountain it was not ennui of cohabitation that led her to jiggery-pokery tongue-flicks on a jew’s harp unsheathed fingertips not mutated but heteronumerous a pastiche of emotivity breast by cheek by bone … Continue reading heterogenesis – a poem
Sylvia Plath reads 'Daddy'
I wanted to share my favourite YouTube clip so far. It is so amazing to hear her voice, and the visuals are well placed. Enjoy.
Compulsive Imaginings – Introducing Australian Poets Jill Jones, David Prater and Paul Hardacre
The UK Poetry website Metaroar has posted my interview with three great contemporary Australian poets - have a read: Compulsive Imaginings
Baudrillard's Beach – a Poem
Peering over the topof the cereal box -some generic headlandocean:70s eyeshadow gradationbleached beach, fingernail curve(manicured)board-wax chestssandcastle:silicon animorphised.A print on my wallor a window, you ask?Baudrillard’s beachif eitherthe printon my retinahas been cast. digg_url = 'WEBSITE_URL'; digg_bgcolor = '#ff9900'; digg_skin = 'compact'; digg_window = 'new';
LiteraryMinded 