Author Archives: magdalenaball

Poetry on the Big Screen

Posted on August 25, 2025 by magdalenaball

As part of the Perth Poetry Festival, all through August, poetry is being projected in random rotation across Perth’s giant public screens for the whole of August, illuminating the city with poetry.  One of the my poems, “Not Literally Audible”, … Continue reading →

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Ros Spencer Poetry Prize

Posted on August 18, 2025 by magdalenaball

Keeping the Western Australia theme going, I’m so pleased to have been longlisted by judge Kevin Gillam for this year’s Ros Spencer Poetry Prize with a bunch of other terrific poets. All longlisted poems will be included in the Brushstrokes … Continue reading →

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Crossing Boundaries – interview with Beth Spencer

Posted on August 8, 2025 by magdalenaball

I did an interview with Beth Spencer about her book The Age of Fibs some time ago for my Compulsive Reader Talks podcast.  Beth enjoyed the session so much that she turned it into a transcript which she then submitted, … Continue reading →

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Perth Poetry Festival!

Posted on July 29, 2025 by magdalenaball

I’m delighted to have been invited as a guest to this year’s Perth Poetry Festival!  The WA poetry scene is very strong with superb poets and a wonderful community and I’ll be joining in 3 big events including the Festival … Continue reading →

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Poetry D’Amour

Posted on July 27, 2025 by magdalenaball

Given I’m heading to Perth for the Perth Poetry Festival very soon, I’m particularly pleased to be on the longlist for the Poetry D’Amour competition this year along with many other poets whose work I admire deeply. I honestly think … Continue reading →

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Australian Jewish Writer Awards

Posted on July 25, 2025 by magdalenaball

It was my great pleasure to have been invited, along with Katia Ariel and Jessica Abelsohn, to be a judge for the The Szymon (Simon) Klitenik Award for Jewish Fiction as part of the Australian Jewish Writers Awards.  The shortlist … Continue reading →

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Sydney Launch of Gold Digger by Lisa Collyer

Posted on June 26, 2025 by magdalenaball

On Saturday, the 27th of September, I’ll be MCing the Sydney launch of Lisa Collyer’s much awaited new poetry book Gold Digger, which will feature a launch speech by Willo Drummond and readings by the author and some special guests. Gold … Continue reading →

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Dublin: The Circle Sessions

Posted on May 20, 2025 by magdalenaball

Spending Bloomsday in Dublin has long been on my bucket list, and this year I’m not only going to be in Dublin on June the 16th, I’ll also be a feature poet at The Circle Sessions.  These acoustic sessions take … Continue reading →

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Judith Feature

Posted on April 17, 2025 by magdalenaball

The Wonderful poet, essayist, translator and scholar Rachel Neve-Midbar has created a beautiful feature of me and my work (and a few of my tiny delights) at Judith Magazine. Judith is a Substack-based showcase of Jewish arts of all kinds … Continue reading →

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Lake Macquarie Write Here events

Posted on March 15, 2025 by magdalenaball

I’ve got two fantastic events coming up with Lake Macquarie’s wonderful Write Here festival. The first is a literary cruise.  I’ll be leading attendees in a series of writing exercises focusing on the beautiful Lake Macquarie while we enjoy a … Continue reading →

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