He doesn’t follow when she dances in her room. She moves with rhythm through the special confusion reserved for housemates who develop affection at different paces. They sit outside playing …
Deftly Anchored in Experience: Susan Austin’s Undertow
Review by Lucy Alexander Walleah Press is mining the rich seam of poetry that runs through Tasmania and out onto the mainland. In 2012 they will have produced 10 volumes …
Photocopier (David Cohen)
An accountant – call him Accountant A – occupied a modest office in a modest accountancy firm. Even though Accountant A’s office was one of the smaller offices, the Boss …
THE 2012 VERITY LA READERSHIP SURVEY: what you told us
In October 2012 we sought feedback on what’s working with this whole Verity La caper and what we could do better. To this end, we designed a very simple, ten-question …
All the blond Jesuses (intriguing new poetry from the extra-clever and wonderfully unique PS Cottier)
You see them wriggle free of windows, lithe as silver fish, but golden-haired. These Jesuses, blond sons of blond Marys, head out the door to play cricket, with leather and …
ALWAYS KNOWING WHEN TO TURN THE PAGE: an interview with Nathan Curnow and Kevin Brophy
More and more it’s being reported that poetry is experiencing a resurgence, primarily due to the form finding a home – or endless homes – on the internet. Poetry seems …
Refusing Comfortable Resolutions: Sefi Atta's A Bit of Difference
Review by Robyn Cadwallader Sefi Atta’s third novel, A Bit of Difference, begins with a deceptively simple scene: a woman arrives at Atlanta airport, Georgia, USA, and notices a huge …
Lipograms: five nursery rhymes reworked (Stuart Barnes)
(a) Humpty Dumpty rocked on the well, Humpty Dumpty tumbled to Hell. The King’s twelve fledglings, the King’s four colts couldn’t put Humpty together, the dolts. (e) ‘Baa, baa, …
ANNOUNCING THE 2012 VERITY LA READERSHIP SURVEY: tell us what you think
Miraculously, Verity La is heading into its third year and we want to hear your views about what’s working for you, adored member of the Verity La community, and what …
LOOKING UP ELEPHANTS' TESTICLES: an interview with P.S. Cottier
P.S. Cottier, also known as PS Cottier, also known as Penelope Cottier, is a poet and short story writer who lives in Canberra, the national capital of Australia. Her book …