Inspired by ‘Mourn Not the Dead’ by Ralph Chaplin Grieve not the innocent who lie In cobbled cells, Awaiting execution. Grieve not the liar’s wretched conscience Which oft in moonlight …
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 …
BORDERLESS (Judith Nangala Crispin, Anne Casey, Zeina Issa)
Murder at Wave Hill Judith Nangala Crispin i. Yes, he is beautiful, the boy dancing with men, purlapa, snake story — his skin gleams oil and iron-red ochre, she watches …
UNSETTLING HONESTIES: Anne Casey’s ‘Portrait of a Woman Walking Home’ reviewed by Gillian Swain
Portrait of a Woman Walking Home is a slim book, but it is not a light read. The book has weight and a texture that may well rub you up …
Black Christmas (Mohammad Ali Maleki)
Ah, black Christmas, you’ve arrived again, too soon. Why did you hurry back? We’re not glad to see you, we’ve been imprisoned for so many years. Ah, black Christmas — …
The Work of Atonement: Bogimbah Creek Mission (Fiona Foley)
Queensland has so far alienated about 10,000,000 acres of freehold land, and leased about 300,000,000 acres for pastoral occupation. For the first we have received about six and a quarter …
A ROOM OF MIRRORS: Hazel Hall reviews Lizz Murphy’s ‘the wear of my face’
Edited by Robyn Cadwallader Lizz Murphy is a micro poet ― at her best when forging images from a few words. One tiny phrase becomes a poem. The result is …
Home for the Rodeo (Robbie Coburn)
1 As I drive down Selkirk road for the first time in months, the thing that strikes me most is the number of cattle I see; on both sides of …
Set Me Free (Jalal Mahamede)
COURT Judge: What’s your name? Accused: Human. Judge: Who are your parents? Accused: Neither mother nor father. Judge: Place of birth? Accused: Paradise that has turned to ruins. Judge: Family …
Spirit of Renewal Poetry Reading
Welcome to SPIRIT OF RENEWAL, the Manly Art Gallery and Museum Poetry Alive Reading. This annual event, a synergy of art and poetry, is now in its 7th year. In …