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 . …
Duck Part 2 (Andrew Galan)
Two six-fingered blue arms loop around black, black, black boiling ink. It should not gawk; but with toes pigeoned around night’s dark dirt, the storm-cloud to salmon tulip is an …
DEFENDING KEY PRINCIPLES: an interview with Jeff Sparrow
ALEC PATRIC You’ve overseen a critical transition in what is arguably Australia’s most important literary journal—moving Overland from an exclusively ink & paper operation to a vigorous digital presence. You’ve …