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Happy Chinese New Year – and a poetry giveaway!

Kung hey fa choi ! May the year of the fire Rooster be expansive and fun for you, may we find ways to connect and support each other as we meet the challenge of the wave of right-wing governments + corporate … Continue reading →

Survival Day, Australia, January 26th

Just a couple of things I want to [re]share today on 26th January: 229 years since Captain Cook raised the British flag on Cadigal land and claimed possession of the whole of the east coast for England… My favourite Invasion … Continue reading

Is this the end of the road for arts, writing, features and music on our ABC Radio National?

This past few weeks has seen more destruction at ABC-Radio National with the axing — or ‘decommissioning’ in spin terms — of many beloved programs, almost all music and features, and all avenues to hear original creative works by Australian … Continue reading

The end of the road for arts, features and music on our ABC Radio National

This past few weeks has seen more destruction at ABC-Radio National with the axing — or ‘decommissioning’ in spin terms — of many beloved programs, almost all music and features, and all avenues to hear original creative works by Australian … Continue reading

Books on the Rail – journeys with words

Two of my books have recently been released into the wild on Melbourne trams and trains by a project called Books on the Rail. Thank you Ali and Mitch, and thanks also to UWAPublishing for supplying copies of Vagabondage. … Continue reading

Copyright, Parallel Import Restrictions and the sustainability and quality of a local book culture

Very last minute submission to the Productivity Commission draft report (closes at 11.59 tonight, so I made it with almost an hour to spare!)… Thought I’d share it here – a bit rough and ready, but for those of us … Continue reading

For Mothers Day: ‘Forgetting’ from ABC-RN’s Earshot

Thinking of my mother today, so thought I’d share this piece from ABC Radio National’s Earshot, which is based on a long poem in Vagabondage. You can listen at Earshot’s website (just click on the ‘download’ button), or at their … Continue reading

Peter Kenneally launching ‘The Party of Life’ in Melbourne

In December last year I was in Melbourne so had a launching of The Party of Life at the wonderful Bar Oussou in Sydney Road, Brunswick. Poet and critic Peter Kenneally did the honours, and here he is, in video … Continue reading Related Posts:The Party of Life — New!Melbourne… ‘The Party of Life’ launch in…New! — ‘The Party of Life’ — come…Pocket poetry series from Flying Islands Books – grab…Books

Poem and Dish – serving up deliciousness

. Delighted to be poet of the month for February at Zeina Issa’s fantastic blog, Poem and Dish. She has chosen four poems — ‘Leaving this house’, ‘The last hurrah‘ and ‘Singing us home’ from Vagabondage;and ‘Love Poem’(for Valentine’s Day) … Continue reading Related Posts:Notes for the Translators – poems and notes from 142…The Party of Life — New!Melbourne… ‘The Party of Life’ launch in…Diorama at the old Melbourne Museum – the Okapi…Peter Kenneally launching ‘The Party of Life’ in

Happy new year for 2016: may you grab hold of life with grace and ease

. May you be able to handle whatever comes towards you with grace and ease. May life always be a grand and glorious adventure. Thank you to everyone for your contribution to the planet in 2015, look forward to collaborating … Continue reading Related Posts:Little Buddha?New! — ‘The Party of Life’ — come…Melbourne… ‘The Party of Life’ launch in…The Climate Change Authority is calling for submissionsHappy new year!