I have a new poem in Antipodes: A Global Journal of Australian/New Zealand Literature | Vol 36 | Iss 2.
‘A robot discovers an overgrown garden, year 2121’ is an ekphrastic poem I wrote after Jane Grealy’s Maria’s Garden, Scheme B (2021); pastel, conte and charcoal on paper; Museum of Brisbane Collection.
Thank you to poetry editor Nathanael OʻReilly and the team at Antipodes. And to my Ekphrastic Writing Club at Museum of Brisbane.
I was honoured to be commissioned for this year’s Queensland Regional Art Awards Ekphrasis project by award-winning writer Cheryl Leavy, as part of Flying Arts Alliance’s touring exhibition, Perspective.
Commissioned poets include Stuart Barnes, Otis Carmichael, Cheryl Leavy, Steven Oliver and myself.
Check out the full catalogue for Perspective.
My poem ‘Distorted rainbows’ responds to Lincoln Austin’s ‘ I saw myself, in you, wondering, how did I get here’ – Winner of the ‘Art for Life’ Award. And my poem ‘Pixel-printed’ responds to Michelle Le Plastrier’s ‘Food-O-Matic + Pixel Printed Food’ – Winner of the Environmental Art Award.
The QRAA Ekphrasis project features work from poets who have lived and worked in urban, rural, regional and remote settings; work reflecting First Nations and LGBTQI+ communities; working artists and writers; published and unpublished writers; and poets who are emerging and well established.
Get ready for an unforgettable experience at Red Dirt Poetry Festival 21-25 August in Mparntwe (Alice Springs)!
Join me for Moonrise Poetry, a Zine Making Workshop, and Late Night Love Inn.
Check out the full Red Dirt Poetry Festival Program.
Moonrise Poetry
Date: 21 August
Time: 6.30-9pm
Location: Earth Sanctuary
Zine Making Workshop
Date: 25 August
Time: 12.30-1.30pm
Location: The Roastery Cafe
Late Night Love Inn
Date: 25 August
Time: 9.15-11pm
Location: Araluen Arts Centre
Calling all poets, spoken word lovers and creatives! Celebrate PRIDE Month on 19 June at Southport Library’s Rainbow Poetry Open Mic night, which I have the absolute honour of hosting!
Book your seat and sign up for the Open Mic on the night, first in, first to perform. You’ll have up to 3 minutes on the mic. We can’t wait to hear your poetry!
Thank you Tricia Dearborn for choosing ‘Bad poems’ to be in the latest issue of Cordite.
You can also read the entire brilliant issue #112 Treat now.
I’ll be reading poetry at the opening of Cyber Bunker, a new project space for noise, new media, experimental arts, sound and performance, and the sibling space of Cyber Palace!
Come along on 21st of April 4-9pm for an afternoon of art, sound and poetry. 🌟
Pay what you can – tickets on Humanitix
4 – 9pm | Sunday April 21st
$10 – $20 (pay what you can)
All proceeds go to the artists
Cyber Bunker Project Space
Gipps St/Wickham St, Fortitude Valley.
I’ve started my own poetry initiative called Uplift! (Along with my wonderful colleague Charity Shadforth.)
I love the poetry community here in Meanjin and further afield, and I want to help it shine brighter than ever!
Uplift is a poetry community hub that aims to uplift people and their poetry through events, opportunities, and connection. I want us to thrive on poetic reciprocity, and be non-competitive and community-focused.
At this early stage, Uplift is a comprehensive monthly newsletter for sharing and showcasing poetry events, opportunities and more in Meanjin (Brisbane), Queensland, and Australia-wide.
At Uplift, we research events, publishing opportunities, book releases and beyond, so you don’t have to, then we send them straight to your inbox.
SUBSCRIBE NOW or check out our website.
Got a poetry event, opportunity or book release you want us to share? Head to our website for more info.
In the very near future, we aim to kick off our own events, partner with organisations, and provide even more services to the poetry community.
Uplift is based on stolen lands in Meanjin, the lands of the Jagera and Turrbal people. Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was and always will be Aboriginal land.
Absolutely incredible news!!! My beautiful book Exactly As I Am (UQP 2022) has been shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards!
Shout out to my fellow shortlistees in poetry: Gavin Yuan Gao, Lionel Fogarty, Sarah Holland-Batt, and Scott-Patrick Mitchell. And thank you to judges Andy Jackson, Jazz Money and Judith Beveridge.
Quote from the Judges’ comments:
‘This book is an impressive and necessary work, one which will help to break down barriers and prejudices faced by transgender people. Essentially, it is a book of love and empowerment.’
I wrote a cheeky little Pokémon poem, (titled “I Google ‘are Pokémon edible?’ and wonder if I’m a bad person”), which has been published in Cordite, with big thanks to guest editors Bec Jessen and Zenobia Frost.
Do you think about the edibility of Pokémon too? Read on…
Want to read the whole issue of Cordite POP!? Do it!
I’m pumped to be published alongside poet faves Shastra Deo, Chloë Callistemon, Mindy Gill, Keri Glastonbury, Dan Hogan, Warsan Shire, Eloise Grills, Pascalle Burton, Alex Creece, Andrew Sutherland, Matt Hetherington, Scott-Patrick Mitchell, Kate Durbin, Ray Briggs, Rory Green, Pam Brown, Susie Walsh, Jarad Bruinstroop, Heather Taylor-Johnson, Jacqui Malins, Damen O’Brien, Sean West, Jini Maxwell, Josie/Jocelyn Deane, Lore White, and so many more fab folks!
I have a new poem in Jacaranda Journal 10.1 alongside fellow contributors Jill Jones, Gavin Yuan Gao, Madeleine Dale, Mitch Cave, Timothy Loveday, Damen O’Brien, Shaine Melrose, Svetlana Sterlin, and many more!
Congrats to the amazing Jacaranda team including Editor-In-Chief Olivia De Zilva for all their hard work in putting this issue together. It looks incredible!
Find out more about Jacaranda on their website.
Rae White 