On Teaching and Mentoring Writers by Claire Gaskin
Did anyone tell Kafka to lighten up or Pavarotti not to be so intense? If they did, I’m grateful that they didn’t listen. In the […]
Articles by Gemma
Freedom in Written Form: A Personal Essay by Anne Mikusinski
I have always been in love with words. The way they look when they are written down, and the way they sound when spoken in […]
The Kino-Poetic Manifesto by Sasha Cuha
Kino-Poesia (lit. Cinema Poetry, Serbian). These rules were constructed during the making of the film 5 Fragments which can be viewed here. Writer bio: Sasha […]
What Is A Natural Voice In Poetry? By Paul Whitby, Aka Paul South
In 2010, when I applied to study writing at university, it was a requirement for the applicant to attach a few pages of their writing. […]
Review of Amanda Anastasi’s ‘The Inheritors’ by Roxanne Bodsworth
There has been a lot already written about this collection of dystopian eco-poetry but what most stood out for me was the relationship that Anastasi […]
The Best Music Books Of All Time by Matt Ryan
Regarding alternative music history, few people know more about this subject than St Kilda local Matt Ryan, who has been quietly scandalising the world since […]
The Dialectic Of Trauma: A Review Of Anders Villani’s ‘Totality’ By Tim Loveday
It’s ironic that I’m writing this review the morning after a total lunar eclipse. Ironic because this is not only the event that Anders Villani […]
3 Poems by Span Hanna
In the Light In the light I almost flyand soar without rememberinghow in the dark I nearly die. Aloft on airy roads I tryto flee […]
6 Steps To A Successful Podcast Interview by Melanie Westbrook
So, you want to interview a big name on your podcast? Whether you want to quiz former UN leader Bhan Ki Moon or get deep […]
How the Poet Confronts Climate Change by Amanda Anastasi
‘Is writing about climate change difficult?’ Fellow poets have often asked me this question, with the implication that it must be limiting to intentionally write […]
