Monthly Archives: January 2009
Cohen’s Beacon of Light
Kathleen Noonan wrote today in her Last Word column in the Courier Mail that Leonard Cohen represents hope. Woven throughout her review of Leonard Cohen’s recent concert at the Rochford Winery in Victoria’s Yarra Valley is the uplifiting story … Continue reading
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Poet’s Breakfast #4 – Suzanne Jones
Time for that early morning wake up call! It’s Poet’s Breakfast with Suzanne Jones… Wake up mum, Weetbix time! 2 year olds have no time for pancakes unless its second breakfast and mums always need time for coffee. … Continue reading
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Where do the Words Come From #2 – Santo Cazzati
The second in the Where do the Words Come From? series takes a look inside the thoughts, processes and intensely musical world of Santo Cazzati. Influences: My erstwhile careers as a concert pianist and a free jazz performer-composer … Continue reading
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Sentinel
Always he was the one taking the wounded from the mouth of the hungry. Wet feathers of sparrow from the jaws of a cat. Or the one with the willing heart. The tomahawk that would sever the possum’s head after … Continue reading
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Desert(ed) Island Poems #5 – Matt Hetherington
It’s time to take that lonely trip again people… so man those oars and together let’s paddle to the Desert(ed) Island of Matt Hetherington. I could be really cheeky, and say that the first two I would take would be … Continue reading
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Speak Out: Poetry and the Spoken Word (part 3) an interview with alicia sometimes
I recently had the pleasure of speaking with the Dr. Seuss lovin’ Tim Sinclair about all things Spoken Word. This interview with alicia sometimes continues to dig deep into the world of the spoken word, the opportunities for publication that … Continue reading
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Jumping the Poetic Hurdle – what can we learn from the music industry?
All this music talk has got me interested in how the literary establishment can learn from the music industry. We all remember the death of the music industry articles that were circulating at the start of this decade, how the … Continue reading
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Where do the Words Come From #1 – Karen Knight
This Lost Shark is always seeking answers. Dialogue keeps us moving forward. In this series, I am asking poets where the words come from – the influences, the process, the themes, how it’s changed. Tasmanian poet and collaborator, Karen Knight … Continue reading
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Pathos
and this was the picture you came home to a still pond where canoe floats and the air has no weight grass and leaves moulded to plover’s belly pressing against nest walls shaped and reshaped by each palpitation a glimpse … Continue reading
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Queensland Poetry Festival presents: Poetry on the Deck
Queensland Poetry Festival, QLD Writers Centre & Riverbend Books are proud to present the first event in this years Riverbend Books Readings. Join us on the Riverbend deck and enjoy the sounds and imagery of award winning poets Anna Krien (2008 … Continue reading
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