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Telephone!

Nearly a year ago, I was invited to join in a unique, global, creative project called Telephone. Today that project was published and it’s amazing.  I was sent a video which I responded to with a poem.  My poem was … Continue reading

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New piece on Bobish at EcoTheo

Mike Panasitti has written a beautiful piece on Bobish for the Ecotheo Collective.   “True to the musical roots in her family, Bobish is Magdalena’s song to the universes that surround us and inhabit us.  It is an ode to … Continue reading

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Live Encounters 16th Anniversary

Live Encounters is such a beautiful publication – free to download and I’m delighted to have been invited to contribute work to their big 16th anniversary (that’s internet years which are like dog years) issue.  You can go directly to … Continue reading

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Book Launch for Australian Poetry Collaboration issue 39

I’m delighted to have a poem titled “Kosmo Vinyl” featured in The Australian Poetry’s 39th Collaboration, “The Fulcrum Years” a unique new online anthology which explores the most pivotal years of Boomers & Gen Xer’s lives. I note that Kosmo … Continue reading

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A Landmark Exhibition

I was invited to participate in an exhibition at the Goldstone Gallery documenting the atrocities of October 7, 2023, and the wave of antisemitism that followed in Australia. The exhibition brings together documents, installations, film, photography, sculpture, performance and writing … Continue reading

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Sydney Launch of Gold Digger by Lisa Collyer

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, me, Willo and Elizabeth Walton. … Continue reading

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Poetry on the Big Screen

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

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

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!

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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