I’ll be at the Newcastle Writers Festival from Friday the 5th through to Sunday the 7th of April.
My Sat the 6th starts with Deborah Conway on her new book Book of Life at 10am (expect some music), at 130pm, Writing Country and Connection with Susie Anderson, Sara M Saleh and Rob Waters. Then a 4 book launch of new Flying Island Books including Tide by Ivy Ireland, Tarp Green Light by Carl Walsh, Beautiful Flames by Mark Mahemoff and Nibs & Nubs by Josh Stenberg. On the Sunday I’ll be talking trauma and verse with Ali Whitelock and Jenny Blackford. It’s my favourite weekend of the year and I can’t wait. If you’re there, please do come and say hello!
Coming in April, I’m thrilled to be included, along with so many brilliant writers, in this one-of-a-kind Australian poetry anthology that brings together pays tribute to Keanu Reeves, celebrating the actor’s well-known acts of kindness, generosity, and inclusivity.
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 Bimblebox; to take the 
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 and online over the next few days including recordings and video poems, visual art cards and the famous phone poem both available at the 
You are invited to come along to the opening of 
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 read the whole marvellous issue here: