Monthly Archives: December 2009
Swimming With My Inner Child
My body settles into the current as your heart becomes a map to the chambers of ocean caves I often dream of and within, carve totems of pelican and mullet the yellow window of their eyes. … Continue reading
Filed under poetry
Flirted With You All My Life – the passing of Vic Chesnutt
On Christmas day, when heads were counted, the world was one short… the genius of Vic Chestnutt was no longer with us. I discovered the intensely poetic music of Chesnutt in the last few years, courtesy of the 2005 album … Continue reading
Filed under who listens to the radio?
Nothing like this sound I make
that only lasts a season… (lyric from Lit Up – The National) After a quick dip in those lusciously blue Tasmanian waters, this Lost Shark has found his way home. Hope you enjoyed (or are still enjoying) the season…
Filed under discussions
Christmas Day, Hawley Beach
A gift. Small waves and lichen rusting out the dolerite. The bay a blue mirror. Music coming from the house, an exquisite flamenco. Today, there’s nothing sweeter. Resonating notes float out over the salt gulls beat the morning air. Low … Continue reading
Filed under poetry
The Poetry Slave
Ashley Capes and Jane Williams have just posted their first collaborative poem over at the poetry slave. The poem was written in response to expressionist painter Marc Chagall’s work, Les Fiances de la Tour Eiffel. And as with all good collaborations, it has brought … Continue reading
Filed under poetry & publishing
Love Letter to Bramble Bay
i. The gulls still ghost the shore; the hard pods of sheoak spray their seed across the path. The dark sky is amber again. Another morning, walking your tideline composing another poem. Each … Continue reading
Filed under poetry
The New Folk pt V
And the great releases keep coming as 2009 draws to a close. Here’s a taste from the new Sleeping States and Espers albums + a track from Iron and Wine’s 2009 collection, Around the Well. Hope these provide the quiet beauty you are looking for … Continue reading
Filed under who listens to the radio?
Neruda’s Seashells
Along with being a political activist and Nobel Prize winner, Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda was also an avid collector of seashells. His love for the exoskeletons of molluscs is something that I share deeply, so I was fascinated to discover … Continue reading
Filed under poetry & publishing
