(edited by Ramon Loyola & Michele Seminara) Proof of Life By Mark William Jackson If asked for proof of identity I can pull a card from my sacred wallet that …
Mad Poets Workshop Winners: The Wollongong Writers Festival
Spinning By Kyra Thomsen I spin myself into a frenzy legs lurching in and out like a spider building a web unravelling my inner-silk exposing my underbelly. The tea is …
ADIRONDACK WOOD (John Chavers)
_______________________________________________________ John Chavers enjoys working as a writer, artist, photographer, and general creator. Most recently, his writing and artwork have been accepted at The Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library So It …
A MERCY BRANCHES OUT: The Poetry of Maurice Manning (Tamara Miles)
I am never quite certain, as I read the poetry of Maurice Manning, whether his heart lives in a foreign country — the one he might call heaven — or …
Token (Anne Elvey)
A scale catches the light. A gold coin and a gold fish flash in the moat of a university house. I am torn by this writing whiteness, the attempt to …
LITTLE ROOM FOR SENTIMENT OR REMORSE: an interview with Jane Abbott
Who are the exciting new voices of Australian literature? There’s no better place to start than Jane Abbott. A single mother of two sons, Abbott was born in the UK, …
THE RISE OF JIHADISTS & THE BLOGGERS OF BANGLADESH
(Kallol Majumdar)
(Edited by Ramon Loyola and Michele Seminara) Certain concepts of religion are for human welfare, but religious extremism is always devastating for humanity. Therefore, in the interests of humanity, we …
2016 QPF PHILIP BACON EKPHRASIS AWARD WINNERS
The Philip Bacon Ekphrasis Award, now in its second year, is named after one of Australia’s premier art dealers. All the paintings used in the competition are personally selected by …
Werzy (Sean Crawley)
(edited by Laura McPhee-Browne) Most people think that Werzy is my twin sister. I did too, until Mum told us both the truth when we needed our birth certificates for a History …
VERITY LA POETRY PODCAST Episode 4: Ben Frater
BEN FRATER: This month we’re celebrating the work of Ben Frater with our Clozapine Clinic Co-editors Tim Heffernan and Alise Blayney. To kick off, Tim shares his plans for the upcoming …