I’m so thrilled to have a new ekphrastic poem in Cordite’s ‘Space’ issue, with thanks to guest editor Alicia Sometimes.
‘focused, unfurling’ is after Jane du Rand’s Thriving: Brisbane Bush Turkeys, and was written during a session of Ekphrastic Writing Club at Museum of Brisbane in 2023.
Thrilled to have a new poem ‘welcome to all this’ in Rabbit Poetry Journal #40 Extinction. Much love and appreciation for editors Jessica L. Wilkinson, Elena Gomez and aj carruthers.
As I write this a scrub turkey is scratching through the leaves outside my bedroom window and a lorikeet is yelling from a palm tree.
As I write this, Rabbit are waiting to hear back about vital funding. If you haven’t already please consider subscribing to Rabbit and/or buying some of their brilliant poetry collections.
(Excerpt from Jessica L. Wilkinson’s editorial.)
I have a new poem in the incredible Long Trek, edited by Alison Evans and Rafeif Ismail.
‘my white wing stretched over
your shoulder, my arm wreathed
around your waist. beneath
earth isn’t the place for creatures
like us …’
Read more of ‘despite grief’ via the Long Trek website.
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and remote settings; work reflecting First Nations and LGBTQI+ communities; working artists and writers; published and unpublished writers; and poets who are emerging and well established.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.
Rae White 