Fiona Wright | Sunday Poetry @ 2 | Brett Whiteley Readings Program 2012 at Brett Whiteley Studio
October 28, 2012 from 2pm to 4pm
This month's feature poet at Brett Whiteley Studio is award winning Sydney poet Fiona Wright.Fiona…See More
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Magdalena Ball is attending Les Wicks's event
‘Spirit of the Collection’: poetry alive at Manly Art Gallery
September 25, 2016 from 2pm to 4pm
20 pieces from leading, developing & local poets were selected that draw inspiration from…See More
Bridget Cameron posted a status"I'm creating music and videos to go with my poem. Here's a sample. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5ryo-PoMlU"
Adam Aitken is attending Les Wicks's event‘Spirit of the Collection’: poetry alive at Manly Art Gallery
September 25, 2016 from 2pm to 4pm
20 pieces from leading, developing & local poets were selected that draw inspiration from…See More
Les Wicks posted an event‘Spirit of the Collection’: poetry alive at Manly Art Gallery
September 25, 2016 from 2pm to 4pm
20 pieces from leading, developing & local poets were selected that draw inspiration from…See More
Michael Foley posted a blog postWho will look after me?
The transparent tube lies on the floor from the oxygen bottle to his nose,His lungs are in deep…See More
Magdalena Ball is attending Les Wicks's event
‘Spirit of the Collection’: poetry alive CALL-OUT for POETS at x
August 12, 2016 from 5pm to 7pm
Writers are invited to submit poems on the subject of the ‘Spirit of the Collection’, responding to…See More
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CARAVAN SLAM AUGUSTfeat JESSICA SANTOSA at Django Bar
August 11, 2016 at 7pm to September 1, 2016 at 11pm
September brings Spring to Marrickville - and our feature poet JESSICA SANTOSA to Caravan Slam! For…See More
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Who will look after me?
Posted by Michael Foley on August 20, 2016 at 16:32 0 Comments 0 Likes
The transparent tube lies on the floor from the oxygen bottle to his nose,
His lungs are in deep decay, asbestos slowly killing them every day,
Years of cutting asbestos sheets sucking down a lung full with every breath,
He spits up pieces of bloodstained lung as a searing pain rips across his chest.
How he used to laugh at the younger guys, when he saw them using a mask,
They called them soft girlie boys, but they are the ones that will laugh the last,
The…
The Fox and the Rabbit
Posted by Michael Foley on June 11, 2016 at 20:51 0 Comments 0 Likes
Mr. Rabbit he was out of luck, he tried and tried but could find no work
Feeling sad he starts to weep, he has no money, no place to sleep
Just then the clever fox passed by and said Mr. Rabbit why do you cry?
Come stay with me and pay no rent, for I heard you say, your monies spent
My house is warm and buried from the sun, and far away from the farmer’s gun
There are vegetables for you to eat; as well I know that you do not eat meat
I will give you sweets for…
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She
Started by Sasha Jaan in Member Poetry May 24. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Just as small green tendrils that manage to creep through the concreteSearching for light, fighting for lifeResilient and persevering, surviving with only a glimmer of chanceShe too pushed through the oppressivenessWith not much hopeShe fought and…Continue
We are all poets, or ... poetry in the age of narcissism ...
Started by alan jefferies in Discussions. Last reply by alan jefferies Jun 30. 4 Replies 0 Likes
We're all poets, or poetry in the Age of Narcissism I encountered this view very early on in my life as a poet. I remember going to a party in inner-city Sydney in the late seventies. By then I'd been publishing and giving readings for a few years…Continue
Magpies
Started by Shirley Evans in Member Poetry Jan 7. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Watch out, those Magpies may attackand swoop on people from the back!They'll frighten and intimidateintruders to their claimed estate.They're boldly plumed in in black and whitejust like Currawongs at first sight.They carol as they walk aroundand…Continue
Poem delivered at Willoughby Poetry Slam last night
Started by Terry Fogarty in Member Poetry Sep 12, 2015. 0 Replies 0 Likes
GLENDA’S STORIES Pubs, I’ll tell you pubs, best places in the worldPeople treat barmaids, with respect, my wordNot like blokes, blokes, damn blokesThey lay and cheat, who’d believeA girl from the streets Bloody Irishman, smooth, as a good Scots on…Continue
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Floras
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// The Coathanger //
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THE BOOKS OF STONEKING
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Words and Pictures
by Lee Wilde Added July 11, 2013 at 11:09
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