supporting local Artists
supporting local Artists
Veronica Troup is an emerging poet who lives and writes on unceded Boonwurrung Country in Naarm Often a traveller to wilderness areas, she is captivated by landscapes. Her poems have appeared in: Poetry of Change (Liquid Amber), Brushstrokes V (Ros…
by Fred Duncan Auroras pulse and shimmer on Spitsbergen’s Isfjord, And midnight suns reflect on rock and ice and snow; Deep within the frozen ground, life and wealth are stored: A bank of seeds from field and forest, plain and…
Samantha Sirimanne Hyde was born in Sri Lanka and now lives in the unceded land of the Wallumedegal people in NSW. She holds an M.A. in Creative Writing, and has published free verse, short fiction and a novel, The Lyrebird’s…
by Peter Roberts South Gippsland Rail Trail, VIC From a cell and without a cell I venture forth in neither pea soup fog nor driving showers but drizzle that soaks deep into the quick, and glistens in the lush velvet…
by Wayne Pollard In the island remembered for apples, A town straddles the Leven River. That stream flows into Bass Strait and finds freedom. From another place nestling on the Bass Strait coast, When one wore shorts, Clark shoes and…
by Maria Bonar Hot westerly, dry windswept garden. My red and white striped pool towel snaps and blows on the washing line. From the corner of my eye I see something furry with a tail, scurry over the wall. I…
by Alleyne Hall There are several sorts of cops in the world: I was but one of many, All with different ways of dealing with their job. With different intents. I wanted our town to flourish, grow, get rid of…
by Rodney Williams with thanks to The Lure of Montague by Laurelle Pacey; & The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia by Pizzey & Knight: with respect for the Yuin Nation, traditional owners of Barunguba 1. Arriving to a fanfare…
by Rodney Williams outside Marvel Stadium at Docklands in Naarm on the country of the Kulin nation All that’s left here now of Batman’s Hill is a stout square pole, its red paint fading on a tall fabrication, installed stiff…
by Vanessa Proctor Mosaic-tailed rodent, long-whiskered, tiny shells for ears, glossy eyes dark with the ancient knowledge of survival. Bramble Cay Melomys, secret reef-dweller, night forager, warm-blooded eater of plants. You were no match for encroaching tides, storms pounding the…