Lawrence Shapiro Archives

The Artistry of the Amputee Dancer (Lawrence Shapiro)

Verity La May 18, 2018 Disrupt, Poetry

Darting eyes flicker back and forth across a barren stage The gazelle prance in rapid motion One lower extremity present One lower extremity absent Shock waves at the barren amputee …

Deftly Anchored in Experience: Susan Austin's UndertowNovember 20, 2012
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 ... Read More
Tim Richards' Thought Crimes reviewed by Ben CarmichaelAugust 15, 2011
There are those who maintain that the principal aesthetic/moral aim of literature is ‘to hold a mirror up to reality.’ Tim Richards’ Thought Crimes certainly does this, because a mirror ... Read More
Fudgepackers (Daniel Young)August 5, 2016
“Fudgepackers!” said John, referring to our American corporate overseers. The spaceship-like Polycom phone had only just made a final crackle before falling silent, so my offence at him using that ... Read More