Poem published in ‘Grieve’ anthology
I received a big surprise in the mail the other day: this copy of the Hunter Writers Centre’s ‘Grieve’ anthology. The Hunter Writers Centre publishes a new volume of Grieve […]
ABC Radio interview and other novelties
Some exciting news this month! To recap: ABC Radio interview My friend Nancy and I were invited to speak with ABC Radio Canberra about our literary initiative Cicerone Journal. A […]
Reviewing plays for The Street Theatre
I really enjoy going to the theatre. I love the ambience, the unique nature of each performance; the creative opportunities that come of the stage being such a versatile medium […]
New website + some recent arts commentary
June was a busy and exciting month. Here is a quick recap: I have a new website.At last! And this is it. I’d been meaning to set it up for […]
Published poetry and two successful arts grants
As the title of the post suggests, this has been an exciting month filled with pleasant surprises! In the way of poetry, my bilingual poem “You’d probablement detest this poème” was […]
Reviewing ‘The Glad Shout’ by Alice Robinson
In April 2019, I was sent a copy of Australian author Alice Robinson’s second novel, The Glad Shout, having been asked to review it for feminist literature and arts journal […]
A Palindrome Poem
palindrome (n.) – a word, phrase, or sequence that reads the same backwards as forwards. In late 2017, I decided to write what could be termed a ‘palindrome poem’. There […]
On Wednesdays We Wear…
What does pink mean to you? * * * Pink. Love it, hate it, debate it. These photos were taken by talented young local photographer Hannah Pengilly (you […]
Writing for Meanjin
New year, new writing – a quick update Towards the end of last year, I received an unexpected email from a friendly staff member at the Australian literary journal Meanjin. […]
Cicerone Journal + recapping
Better late than never! Image from Cicerone Journal‘s Issue 1 editorial – “It’s (a)live!” I’m writing this retrospectively, typing content into in a blank placeholder post I created in December […]