Monthly Archives: December 2011

December 31, 2011

Poetry Picks 0f 2011: Zenobia Frost

2011 has but a few hours left in its sail…. it has been the most amazing year of my life – the incredible response to the Ocean Hearted Flood Relief Fundraiser, winning The Johnno, turning 40, the birth of T.H.E. … Continue reading →

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December 30, 2011

Poetry Picks of 2011: Stuart Barnes

In 2010 five Hobart poets – Karen Knight, Liz McQuilkin, Liz Winfield, Christiane Conésa-Bostock and Megan Schaffner – received the FAW Community Writers Award for Of Things Being Various’ manuscript. Knight – author of four collections – moves freely from … Continue reading →

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December 29, 2011

Poetry Picks of 2011: Jacqueline Turner

One of the standout poetry projects for me this year (beside the BookThug sweep of the Canadian Governor General’s award for poetry shortlist and ultimately the winner of said prize) is Sachiko Murakami’s Project Rebuild (Read about the project here) … Continue reading →

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December 28, 2011

Poetry Picks of 2011: Mark William Jackson

I’m lucky in that I get books sent to me for review and 2011 has been a great year regarding poetry; I was privileged to review Geoff Goodfellow’s Waltzing with Jack Dancer, Koraly Dimitriadis’, Love and Fuck Poems, the DVD … Continue reading →

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December 27, 2011

Poetry Picks of 2011: Sarah Gory

With the year swerving to an end, it’s time to have a look back at some of the most exciting poetry collections released in 2011. First up, I have asked QLD Poetry Festival Director, Sarah Gory, to share her pick … Continue reading →

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December 26, 2011

Perfect, Perfect, Perfect: The Church live at The Powerhouse

How did you spend Christmas eve? Me, I was among the sold-out-crowd that gathered at The Powerhouse to experience the grand magic of The Church as they played their second Brisbane show on the Future Perfect Past Tour. A tour … Continue reading →

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December 24, 2011

Christmas

beetles rattle in the grass like radio static until their wings spring open & rust slowly in the sun ********** Much love to you all for the festive season and thank you to everyone who has supported this blog over … Continue reading →

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December 24, 2011

Warm

Two years ago tomorrow, Vic Chesnutt left this world to walk on another shore… at the time, Efrim Manuel Menuck from Silver Mt Zion wrote: best ever, gone. So each year at Christmas time, I feel a stronger than usual … Continue reading →

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December 23, 2011

There’ll never be another quite like you… The Church live at Twin Towns

These words take on greater meaning each time I see The Church play live. After 30+ years playing together as a band, through the headiest of highs and the darkest of lows, they have emerged as one of the most … Continue reading →

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