I never expected that my first trip back to Papua New Guinea, since I moved to Australia as a one year old, would be in my fifties and via zoom and would be working with writers based in three different countries. Yet, none of us knows our future, and so it was that the lastContinue reading “Returning to Motherland 1#”
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Fractured Fairy Tales and Ridiculous Rhymes
Ta, da! Cover reveal! Preorder HERE. Wonderful anthologies, from Anthology Angels, are produced annually, and proceeds go to a different charity each year. This year Anthology Angels are ambassadors for Walk for Prems and profits from the anthology will be donated to Life’s Little Treasures Foundation. I have contributed a ridiculous rhyme this year, inspiredContinue reading “Fractured Fairy Tales and Ridiculous Rhymes”
Mother’s Day and the Mountain
Originally posted on Following the Crow Song:
For mother’s day we made a late afternoon trip up Mount Cootha to see the sunset. It was my first mother’s day without my eldest son at home. One day they will all be winging their way into their lives and so these times are even more precious,…
Magic Fish Dreaming at APT 9
I read some Magic Fish Dreaming poems as well as a poem inspired by Sydney Long’s painting Spirit of the Plains daily over the three days of the festival. It was so much fun to share these poems and the story behind their inspirations. I loved performing my new ‘Brolga’ poem and ‘Cassowary Chat’ withContinue reading “Magic Fish Dreaming at APT 9”
Launch of At the End of Holyrood Lane
Originally posted on Following the Crow Song:
Brisbane Square Library, Sunday 24th September. It was a very special launch of a delicate book about a difficult subject. At the End of Holyrood Lane is a book intended to open the conversations about domestic violence and the fear it causes for children and the hope that…
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