Monthly Archives: May 2011
Paddock
This morning a wedgetail circles the paddock here, there so invisible it becomes its own song. Mother and lamb stand as statues each with the same chiselled face. For three minutes time holds its breath: the rising scent of … Continue reading
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The road ahead…
Last night at Confit Bistro will go down as one of the best gigs I have ever been part of. Straight up, I want to thank everyone who could be there (and everyone who wanted to be there). The energy … Continue reading
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The longer you live, the better you get
So said Bob Dylan at the tender age of 27 and indeed, he just keeps getting better! Here’s a link to the Smithsonian’s top 10 Dylan Moments. I am sure many of you out there have your own and I … Continue reading
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Rambling with Max Ryan (part II)
ALS: That last line really sends me Max… captures so beautifully the notion of ‘a birth and a death’ that you mention. By experiencing the show, the teens lives have altered, been forever changed… and with all change, something of … Continue reading
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Rambling with Max Ryan
Quite some time ago, I posted a long interview with award winning poet, Max Ryan. Max has just released his second collection, Before the Sky, so we decided to start rambling all over again… ALS: Your latest release, Before the … Continue reading
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Let The Cameras Roll… the QLD Poetry Festival Filmmakers Challenge
For the past five years, the Queensland Poetry Festival Filmmakers Challenge has been exploring the place where poetic expression and audio-visual technology collide and submissions for the 2011 Challenge are now welcome! QPF challenges filmmakers, video artists, poets, and all multimedia practitioners … Continue reading
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Lenny
I’ve watched this city drown twice in my lifetime and the thing I remember most is the politicians; how they mourned our loss, clambered through the debris proclaiming a new start for the wet masses. Nothing changes, life as it … Continue reading
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Bob Dylan at 70
I am just back from jamming with Sheish Money in readiness for my 40th Birthday Bash at Confit Bistro next Wednesday night. The riffs and words were flowing and so was the conversation. I won’t give away what we will … Continue reading
Taking your poetry places: Wordfood & Australian Poetry Journal
Last night, I took my poetry to a place I never could have imagined… the opening night of the 2011 ICOMS Asset Management Conference. The experience was brilliant! Performing in front of hundreds of people gathered in the main hall … Continue reading
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Talking with Mardi Lumsden about poetry, lyrics & that Brisbane sound
After a mighty fine re-launch gig, SpeedPoets is gearing up to return to Brew on Sunday June 5 from 2pm – 5pm. Brisbane singer/songwriter, Mardi Lumsden will be bringing her sweet alt-folk stylings to the stage as our music feature, … Continue reading
