BEL WOODS The day I met Les Zig he commented on my left-handedness. He then proceeded to list every left-handed person in the Professional Writing and Editing course we were …
Each morning (Louise Pine)
Each morning I get off the train at Spencer Street station to go to work. I’m part of the crowd that pours out of train carriages onto asphalt platforms, …
The Petrov Poems: Done (Lesley Lebkowicz)
He slides the documents out of the KGB safe into an envelope and settles his future under his shirt – its straight edges buckle against his belly. He buttons …
The Petrov Poems: A charm to keep him safe (Lesley Lebkowicz)
He won’t leave until April the third, the day his successor is due. He’ll tie up all the loose ends and hand over the codes the accounts his notes. …
A.S. Byatt's Ragnarok reviewed by Robert Goodman
AS Byatt, the grand lady of English letters, is best known for her lengthy tomes exploring the minutiae of English life. As she admits in an illuminating afterword to Raganrok, …
Myths Singing off the Page: A.S. Byatt's Ragnarok
Review by Robert Goodman AS Byatt, the grand lady of English letters, is best known for her lengthy tomes exploring the minutiae of English life. As she admits in an …
The Petrov Poems: Booze (Lesley Lebkowicz)
He buys the lovely stuff duty-free as a diplomat. The spirits are sealed in their bottles like genies in jars. Bialoguski helps load up the car and they’re away. …
The Petrov Poems: Snake (Lesley Lebkowicz)
Dusya knows she looks good. Western clothes flirt with her hips and breasts while her blonde hair curls like a film star’s. She sees how men look. (They may …
The Petrov Poems: Canberra (Lesley Lebkowicz)
Over the coming weeks Verity La will be publishing a series of poems by Canberra-based poet Lesley Lebkowicz exploring the infamous Petrov Affair. The poems, ‘Canberra’, ‘Snake’, ‘Booze’, ‘A Charm . …