Joanna Preston: Tasmanaut Poet
Today’s exercise is in response to a fascinating poet who was born on this day in 1863, and died on this day exactly seventy years later, in 1933 – the Greek poet, Constantine Cavafy. The poem I know best of his is one that feels worryingly appropriate in the nouveau-apocalyptic world we currently find ourselves …
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We’re now well into the second half of the month. Here in New Zealand the days are markedly shorter, and the trees are all autumnal. (And that’s just since yesterday.) Every time we pass an equinox I get surprised all over again by the way the season seems to gather speed. So, your task today …
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A Dark Feathered Art 