Joanna Preston: Tasmanaut Poet
Like a phoenix from the ashes, the CPC Readings Series has shaken off the demise of two venues to return in a burst of glorious spring colour. A paltry 300 metres south of the beloved ex-site of the MCB, the readings have relocated to “new big fat comfortable venue” is the CPIT Students Association (CPSA) …
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This is the sort of day that I love. I have no immediate commitments; it’s cold enough so that I can (and have, and did) justify lighting the fire; rain is plinking away on the roof of the conservatory; and having recently crossed a couple of numerological milestones, I have a lovely, luxurious pile of …
Once again, it is time to give away magazines. Up for grabs: The Atlanta Review XII:1 (Fall/Winter 2005) – an American mag Poetry CLXXVI:4 (July 2000) – another American mag (yes, that one) Poetry London 51 (Summer 2005) – a British mag Poetry Wales 40:4 (Spring 2005) – a Welsh mag Takahe 73 (2011) – a …
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Does the Writing Workshop Still Work? Edited by Dianne Donnelly (Multilingual Matters, 2010) ISBN 9781847692689 Part of a series of books on the analysis of creative writing, Does the Writing Workshop Still Work? is a variably interesting collection of essays surrounding the question posed by the title. It’s unfortunate that the foreword is technical and abstruse …
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I’ve finished my experiments with the various conjugations of the verb “to munt”. If you ever watch the Discovery Channel program MythBusters, you’ll know where I’m coming from when I say that this has been one of those “and I do this for a living?!” helpless-giggling experiences. (Tragically, I’ve just spent twenty minutes trying to …
A Dark Feathered Art 