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February 2013

Sydney Poetry Prize cancelled

With regret I'm announcing that SydneyPoetry.com won't be running the Sydney Poetry Prize this year.

The inaugural prize was…

Blog Sydney Poetry Prize cancelled 1 Like

December 2012

THE SCREW SOAPERS GUILD

event THE SCREW SOAPERS GUILD 1 Like

November 2012

The Owl There she sits, alert, clouded blue eyes revealing rain and the rising mist. She hasn't moved for a long time now; out of sadness, injury or fear I know not. Perhaps she has seen and felt everything… Discussion The Owl 1 Like

October 2012

NIghtfall, Elizabeth Bay Sunlight reluctantly relinquishes the bay, replaced slowly by sheer, burnt-orange veils falling gently over every hard surface. Silently all is wrapped in carbon-black; inspired and unimaginative str… Discussion NIghtfall, Elizabeth Bay 2 Likes Removal of Stephanie Esther Evening all, After receiving a second complaint, and reviewing the most recent comments of Stephanie Esther, we have decided to remove her from the site. In line with the moderation policy Stephanie… Discussion Removal of Stephanie Esther 7 Likes Nektarios Livisianos

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September 2012

A Quiet Place

There is a place, behind the eyes

where calm and quiet waits,

far from cities and suburbs of noise.

I go there, glad to be away from

visual and verbal…

Blog A Quiet Place 1 Like Peace and Productivity The dog dribbles her yellow bouncing ball near the fridge full of plastic packaging Destined for the digestive tracts of marine life, Her naked brain plays like a child Innocent and void of narcissis… Discussion Peace and Productivity 1 Like

June 2012

October Moon

Half moon clinging to

early morning light,

translucent and fragile against

blue sky.

A silent watcher from above,

watching over man

and beast.

His…

Blog October Moon 2 Likes

May 2012

A jewel set in a silver sea.

photo A jewel set in a silver sea. 1 Like The Swimmer The Swimmer Her lithe body stretched in half, bisected, torso to toes and upright again. Effortlessly she tucks her wild dark hair beneath an azure rubber cap, as if hiding a bonfire beneath a mos… Discussion The Swimmer 1 Like

March 2012

Art (Must be a sign of the times)

A smashed up table and chairs lie piled

up against the wall in the gallery . . .

a sign reads 'Disappointment Number Seven'

In the same room, a…

Blog Art (Must be a sign of the times) 3 Likes william james falls

Member william james falls 2 Likes Off The Rails

The overloud talker sets the mood,

Her life and times cringe forth,

The carriage fills with tales of torture.

Across the way the music man is sitting,

Head…

Blog Off The Rails 2 Likes Dear Brother... Dear Brother... Time, a bird of rare feather, has flown between us, swift as a shooting star. So I dream in the daytime in my lunch hour, as nostalgia is fleeting fast... My mind is caught on our y… Discussion Dear Brother... 2 Likes Visions to be held.

The smallest thing

that twitches,

tweets or trembles

on branch or leaf

can trigger my

imagination.

For those small

things have more

mystery…

Blog Visions to be held. 2 Likes

February 2012

Optical Delusions ( A politician's Prayer)

Give me eyes like windows, closed

and shuttered at night.

Help me avert my gaze,

and my mind.

Let me observe life, yet…

Blog Optical Delusions ( A politician's Prayer) 2 Likes Poem - Anxiety Anxiety snakes into my life like the long fangs of a religious discourse that slowly poisons whole continents, whole histories. Impatience taps at my shoulder like the rain on someone else’s tin ro… Discussion Poem - Anxiety 4 Likes Cover

photo Cover 2 Likes Reality When you wish upon a star, somebody asks if you have a car. If you dream a little dream, Freud insists that it’s obscene. When you dare to be yourself, Marx suggests you share the wealth. If yo… Discussion Reality 2 Likes Someday shambles

The day is long, the rain is hard

your job is full of shambles

the wife has left you for a retard

your son? well he's started to gamble

You arrive home fully…

Blog Someday shambles 1 Like