Monthly Archives: March 2010
Riverbend Poetry Series II – Featuring Tim Collins
The first Riverbend Poetry Series event for the year was one that I will long remember and I am already anticipating another great event on Tuesday April 27, when QLD Poetry Festival, QLD Writers Centre and Riverbend Books join forces … Continue reading
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At the mouth of the river, looking back
photograph by Cindy Keong Any place along the bank is an entrance. This wild handful of rock lining the mouth, if you like. Out here, the bathers are riotous, tossed and tangled, … Continue reading
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Five ways of looking at the River
Yesterday turned on some of the most perfect weather… and Brunswick Heads is definitely as beautiful as I remember. Here’s a quick look at a handful of photos from the trip. These will become part of the Ocean Hearted DVD, forming a … Continue reading
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The Road Not Taken
Another Friday is here and as we enter that beautiful transition between night and day, my mind has drifted off to thinking about the weekend ahead… me, I am off on another leg of the Ocean Hearted journey, travelling to Brunswick … Continue reading
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Another Lost Shark Live at The Back Room
Brisbane is producing some really interesting events of late and The Back Room is one said event, that is making its debut on Wednesday March 31 at Confit Bistro (4/9 Doggett St. Fortitude Valley). Sheish Money and I will be playing … Continue reading
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The Lavender Room
The Lavender Room is a new outlet for Brisbane based artist Pascalle Burton and as of this Sunday, it is open for business and brimming with Zines, upcycled jewellery and other treasures. So to celebrate, I had a chat to Pascalle about what … Continue reading
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Paint A Vulgar Picture: fiction inspired by The Smiths
I was having dinner on Saturday night and again the topic turned to how terrible music was in the 80′s… well, I am always the one to disagree. For me, the 80′s were a time of huge upheaval. There was … Continue reading
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Winter Music
He remembers the soft arc of her back the day she left, how darkness shifted across her eyes, the moon shuddering into view. Remembers saying, for you I will shift the horizon, stop the tide, hold time back. But she was … Continue reading
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The New Folk pt X
Sunday is shedding its light, but never fear… this handful of songs are perfect for the approaching darkness. They have been shining their light in my world of late and it has been brighter for it. Enjoy the last hours … Continue reading
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Poetry Opportunities
As the lights go down on another working week, it’s a fine time to explore some of the poetic opportunities that are currently in orbit. Reason-Brisbane Poetry Prize This is the competition’s seventh year and in 2010 it is open to … Continue reading
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