Iconoclast
May 2025


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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 and beyond is being 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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  • VERITY LA POETRY PODCAST Episode 3: PS CottierVERITY LA POETRY PODCAST Episode 3: PS Cottier
    PS COTTIER: Podcast Producer Alice Allan and Managing Editor Michele Seminara get straight into it with Canberra-based poet PS Cottier. Does entering and judging literary competitions put you on a special ... Read More
  • Griftivism (Michele Seminara)Griftivism (Michele Seminara)
    My first exposure to what I now call “griftivism,” a hybrid of grifting and Critical Social Justice activism, occurred in the arts. It was 2020 when—in my role as managing ... Read More
  • Thou Shalt Not Wank (Ali Whitelock)Thou Shalt Not Wank (Ali Whitelock)
    Artist’s Statement The horrific sex scandals pouring out of Canberra this year (2021) made my blood boil hotter than the planet: the rape allegations, the footage of liberal staffers masturbating ... Read More
  • Book of Colours <br>(Robyn Cadwallader)Book of Colours <br>(Robyn Cadwallader)
    The cross had just enough lacework and carving to give space for his hands and feet, and despite his aching clumsiness he climbed up as far as he could for ... Read More
  • Back on ‘Zac (Nina Payley)Back on ‘Zac (Nina Payley)
    Why I am returning to my regular dose of Prozac after 2 years of tapering off A few days ago, at a candy store in another town, I asked if ... Read More
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