james is having difficulty finding a mate for his rare tropical fish. he sold most of the male fish months ago to buy alcohol and pizza and sculpture supplies. and …
Nights of Wine (Jasmin Shenstone)
We drink Our lips turn purple Our faces pink The conversation leaks From loose lips
Movement (Julie Thorndyke)
Marguerite was at the gynaecologist’s when the earthquake struck. The nurse was asking about her children, their ages, progress and activities; Marguerite was perched on the end of the …
Fumbling a Potato on a Train in Albania (Kent MacCarter)
1. Yanked crisply into movement like a trout caught napping … on judgement – its arcs the cartoon reel I suited …
From the Emergency: an Interview with Sunil Badami
Interviewer: Alec Patric This is the nightmare. You write your first novel. You pour everything you have into it, from raw talent to wild hope. You finish this novel and …
FROM THE EMERGENCY: an interview with Sunil Badami
ALEC PATRIC This is the nightmare. You write your first novel. You pour everything you have into it, from raw talent to wild hope. You finish this novel and a …
The Circumstances of a Book: a review by Geoff Page
Poems from the City: A London Interlude. By Ed Byrne. Melbourne University Publishing. pp 160. $24.99 * It’s rare that the circumstances of a book’s publication are more interesting than …
The Circumstances of a Book: Ed Byrne’s Poems from the City
Review by Geoff Page It’s rare that the circumstances of a book’s publication are more interesting than the book itself but, sadly, this is the case with Ed Byrne’s Poems …
Definitions of Phone on the Web (Shannon McKeogh)
He calls her sad like a heart-beat shiver cold, damp socks from walking on the squishy squash of slugs grudges like the smiles on cigarette packets tar, yellow-coated rot …