Category Archives: News

Lit Balm

Very much looking forward to reading poetry from Bobish with my three friends Beth Spencer, Willo Drummond and KA Rees at internationally respected, online venue Lit Balm, hosted by Cassandra Atherton. For those in the US, EST is 5pm on … Continue reading

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Bimblebox 153 birds

Some years ago, I was asked to write a poem for the Bimblebox 153 Birds exhibition.  The exhibition, which includes music, poetry and artwork, has been touring the country with the aim of engaging, educating and engendering people’s connection with … Continue reading

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Love in transmission on the airwaves

The Love in Transmission, Vessels of Love project was featured on Eastside Arts Friday radio show, produced and presented by PoetrySydney‘s Angela Stretch, with The Salons‘ directors, Angie, Joan and Penny providing background on the project, it’s noir aesthetics, and how … Continue reading

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Femasia

I am pleased to have been invited to submit a new poem to this month’s FemAsia Magazine. “Dikarya” is a type of fungi. A link to the poem follows. Dikarya

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Vessels of Love is live

The Salons/PoetrySydney project of Love in Transmission is now live and I’m delighted to be one of the seven poets who have participated in this beautiful project.  There are all sorts of fun, poetic, beautiful things taking place in Sydney … Continue reading

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Thicket

You are invited to come along to the opening of Carol Archer‘s ‘Thicket’ exhibition on Friday March 29, 2 – 5pm at The Shop Gallery, 113 Glebe Point Rd.  I’ll be reading a work I’ve written for Carol’s stunning painting … Continue reading

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Cordite 111: Baby

A new poem of mine titled “Estuary” has been selected by editors Shasta Deo and Liam Ferney for publication in this month’s Cordite Poetry Review, a fine online literary magazine that I’m always delighted to be part of.  You can … Continue reading

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Red Room Poetry Fellowship Shortlist Commission

As part of my 2023 Red Room Fellowship Shortlisting, I was commissioned to write a poem which I titled “Bodies of Water”.  The poem, including my recording and a poetic reflection, can be found here:  https://redroompoetry.org/poets/magdalena-ball/bodies-of-water/

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Workshop: Society of Women Writers NSW

On Wed the 13th of December I’ll be doing a workshop on “Writing the non-traditional memoir – using verse and research to engage with trauma and history. It’s a timely and important subject and I’m very much looking forward to … Continue reading

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Launch of A Brilliant Life

On Wednesday the 29th of November I have the great privilege of participating, along with historian Konrad Kwiet, in the Sydney book launch for Rachelle Unreich’s A Brilliant Life. A Brilliant Life is the powerful and uplifting story of Rachelle’s … Continue reading

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