Newcastle Writers Festival recording

Posted on September 18, 2024 by magdalenaball

My session on Writing Country and Connection with Sara Saleh, Rob Waters, and Susie Anderson last April at the Newcastle Writers Festival was recorded for their Stories to You Podcast. It’s such a joy to be able to listen back to it in the relative calm of my car. Sara, Rob, and Susie read their work beautifully and we talked candidly about critical topics like the nature of time, the paradox of words that colonise and constrict but also open portals and heal, about body and country and so much more. You can listen right here, or subscribe to Stories to You on any podcast app.

 

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Girls on Key 10th Anniversary Zoom Party

Posted on August 27, 2024 by magdalenaball

On Saturday the 14th of September I’ll be moderating a Zoom party to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Girls on Key! Time is 4pm NZ or 2pm AU EST (for other times please check world clock meeting planner – the event is open to everyone). This session featuring poets  Sophia Wilson, Patricia Sykes, Nancy Holland-Schroder, and Kiri Piahana Wong, with special guest Girls on Key founder and maestro Anna Forsyth.  For more details and to sign up visit: https://www.facebook.com/share/5s74NzK81NmFVqzL/

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Vessels of Love Exhibition program

Posted on August 27, 2024 by magdalenaball

Poetry Sydney is launching their new exhibition program and the program will be inaugurated Vessels of Love 2024: love in transmission, which I was so pleased to be part of.  The exhibition will include all of the poets’ works transmitted via the bar’s own Poem Phone, and their gorgeous street window gallery.

When: Launch of Poetry Sydney Exhibition Program 5pm Saturday 31 August
VOL 2024: love in transmission runs 1-30 September
Where: Knox St Bar, Chippendale.
Opening hours (to experience the Poem Phone): 5:30pm till late Friday and Saturday nights.

For more information about the project visit: https://www.thesalons.org/love-in-transmission

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APJ 13.1

Posted on August 22, 2024 by magdalenaball

I’m delighted to have a poem, “A line distinguishes it” in the latest issue of Australian Poetry Journal – 13.1—‘place, nonplace’ guest edited by Sara M Saleh and Autumn Royal. I’ve been losing myself in this complex, thought-provoking issue with its beautiful cover by First Nations painter, elder and healer, Betty Muffler,  More about APJ can be found at their website: https://www.australianpoetry.org/

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Grieve Poetry Competition

Posted on August 13, 2024 by magdalenaball

My poem “Placing Stones” has longlisted for the Grieve 2024 poetry competition.

The longlisted entries have been sent to sponsor judges, who will determine the recipients of the awards. Winners will be announced at the Grieve Aloud Community Gathering on 31 August 2024 which will be both in-person and online. More information soon.

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Finalist in Mercedes Webb-Pullman Poetry Award

Posted on July 20, 2024 by magdalenaball

I’m overjoyed that my poem Free Association was selected as one of the five finalists in the inaugural Mercedes Webb-Pullman Poetry Award.  The award was announced on the first anniversary of Mercedes death at a celebration of Mercedes’ life and work at St Peters Village Hall, Paekakariki, New Zealand.

Press release here: https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU2408/S00094/mercedes-webb-pullman-poetry-award-announcement-of-winners.htm

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The Long Goodbye at SJWF

Posted on July 12, 2024 by magdalenaball

On Sunday the 25th of August, I’ll be at the Sydney Jewish Writers Festival to interview Keri Kitay about her new book The Long Goodbye: Lessons on humanity from the grips of Alzheimer.  More details and for tickets:  https://events.humanitix.com/the-sydney-jewish-writers-festival-2024

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Melbourne Jewish Book Week: Revelations: Poetry as Performance

Posted on July 8, 2024 by magdalenaball

I’ll be reading poetry at the Melbourne Jewish Book Week this year with superstars Alex Skovron, Louise Helfgott, Eva Collins and moderator Sloshy Rockman. This will be a heady session for sure!  Come join us if you’re in Melbourne (and come to Melbourne if you aren’t!).  I’d love to see you there.

Revelations: Poetry as Performance

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Melbourne Jewish Book Week_For the Love of Bubba

Posted on July 8, 2024 by magdalenaball

This is my first Melbourne Jewish Book Week and I’m so excited to be moderating and performing in two panels.  The first is “For the Love of Bubba” with incredible authors Barbara Kamler, Ramona Koval, and Elise Esther-Hearst.  We’ll be talking about all things grandmother – real, great, fictional, Booba, bubble, bubba, bubby, Bobish, Cookie – they have many names and incarnations and we’re going to engage with all of them.

For the Love of Bubba

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Ghost City in being anthology

Posted on June 24, 2024 by magdalenaball

Thrilled to have my longlisted poem, “Ghost City”, included in being, the 2023 anthology of longlisted, shortlisted, and prizewinning poems from The University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor’s International Poetry Prize. The prize was judged by poets Mani Radio and Tony Barnstone, and the anthology edited by Professor Jen Webb and Dr Kimberly Williams.  This year’s winner was Damon O’Brien for his superb poem “Natural Causes”.

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