Edited by Robyn Cadwallader Solid Air is an anthology covering the last ten years of spoken word and performance poetry in Australia and New Zealand. It is the first such …
Under the Corn (Emma Maguire)
I am picking soft tomatoes from the vine when I see the old woman for the first time. Our house squats stubbornly among cornfields that stretch far and flat to …
The Light Fantastic (Mark O’Flynn)
GRASSHOPPER, 1889 Stuck fast the grasshopper in Van Gogh’s painting Olive Grove has achieved some immortality, at least so far as it goes for grasshoppers. Like Pharaohs eviscerated, or thylacines …
Do My Boobs Look Big in This? (Liz Hall-Downs)
Edited by Kathryn Hummel Do my boobs look big in this? The truth is, my boobs always look big. Regardless of what I wear. I have big boobs. Bazoombas. They …
Hypomanic Satori Behind the Wheel (James Redfern)
every face ever in time conceived is now displayed on the bright yellow leaves on the bright yellow ginko trees lining both sides of the highway and as I drive …
Love (Moz/Mostafa Azimitabar)
Curated by Saba Vasefi Moz (Mostafa Azimitabaris) is a Kurdish refugee who fled from troubles in his homeland and arrived in Australia in 2013. He was forcibly transferred to …
You Are Not a Burden (Damien Becker)
You Are Not a Burden (Despite (the sacrifices (carers are truly (held to ransom by (economic rationalism and (the right to (your story as …
Because Once More (Natasha Rai)
Edited by Michelle McLaren Driving to work this morning, I think about Ben. It’s been eight months since he vanished. The longest he’s ever been away. Can’t he bring himself …
EMBODY & GRIEF FOR HIRE
Launch of Verity La Anthology No. 2 EMBODY What does it mean to be embodied in human or animal form? How does our body — its size, colour, race, gender, …
How to Fall out of a Pine Tree (Nathanael O’Reilly)
Select the tallest tree in the backyard and reach up with both hands grasp the lowest branch place your right foot against the trunk at waist-height support your weight with …