Iconoclast
May 2025


Iconoclast
May 2025

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The Australian literary scene and beyond is under attack. Tune in to our podcast, where poets Magan Magan and Michele Seminara explore the hostile nature of woke ideology and its attack on freedom of expression in the arts.

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The Australian literary scene is being undermined and stifled. Tune in to our podcast, where poets Magan Magan and Michele Seminara explore the hostile nature of woke ideology and its attack on freedom of expression in the arts.

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The Vault
  • Reading and Writing in Exile (Mammad Aidani)Reading and Writing in Exile (Mammad Aidani)
    A short philosophical-poetical text I gaze at the mirror, and I say to myself: You were born, There is no return to the time before that, so keep living. Exile ... Read More
  • Back Row (Andrew Hall)Back Row (Andrew Hall)
    Bowling Shoes I just remembered today that when I was a kid, whenever we went bowling, I used to wear bowling shoes. They would all change into theirs, then Dad ... Read More
  • Master of the Ghost Dreaming (Graham Akhurst)Master of the Ghost Dreaming (Graham Akhurst)
    A bloodied sunset reminds us That ghosts come from the ocean in the dark They bellow on trumpets And greedily watch sails flex Drawing them closer They leave their dreaming ... Read More
  • Java Suite (Mike Ladd)Java Suite (Mike Ladd)
    Under the transmitter towers a papaya garden receiving rain. A thousand silent swallows came. From you, no message. Feeling for the right stone in opaque water — fish-trap building. Banana tree — ... Read More
  • Earth Apples of Modern Love and Mushrooms (Julie Maclean)Earth Apples of Modern Love and Mushrooms (Julie Maclean)
    after Marina Abramovic at MOMA They are lying again about Putin’s hacking I return to tears rolling face to face hungry for the strange one to look deep for longer ... Read More
The Vault
  • The Monologue Adventure: Voices of Women 2019The Monologue Adventure: Voices of Women 2019
    Women have always had powerful stories to share. The everyday is their stage and they survive on a journey of emotional reconciliation within themselves, navigating both the society they live ... Read More
  • A LIFE’S JOURNEY: Noel Tovey’s And then I found meA LIFE’S JOURNEY: Noel Tovey’s And then I found me
    Review by Brenda Saunders Edited by Robyn Cadwallader And then I found me is the story of a creative and talented artist fulfilling his dream. Noel Tovey traces the challenges, ... Read More
  • Meanwhile, on the Train (khulud khamis)Meanwhile, on the Train (khulud khamis)
    July 2014 Raya stands by the open window, slowly brushing her long hair. It’s Thursday evening, and she watches people rushing about; she sees soldiers — children, really — hurrying with their ... Read More
  • The Emperor’s Return (Anne Casey)The Emperor’s Return (Anne Casey)
    Just one piece—they will never notice he whinnied as he secreted the piece in his pocket just before he ordered the summary evisceration of his predecessor, as black letters slicked ... Read More
  • Stop All The Clocks (Magan Magan)Stop All The Clocks (Magan Magan)
    Honey My mother said I looked like a boiling pot of honey the way my face broke out when she talked about Jahannam. Gentle boys ruin in the fire too ... Read More