Perth Words… exploring possibilities.

Art, is very often the spark but this particular piece was specifically written while gazing at the 700mm x 700mm artwork, ‘Mute’ .

The ‘JM Exhibition’ was the first (very successful) exhibition of art by my daughter Jessica McCallum held at His Majesty’s Theatre in 2009, on which we collaborated.  All but one painting sold on the night.

We have since collaborated on two more very successful exhibitions here in Perth, WA.

#ArtIsTheSpark:Mute   #ARTIST:JessicaMCallum  #JMExhibition2009  #FrancesMacaulayForde  #Poetry

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Reading from ‘Hidden Capacity ~ a poet’s journey’ published in Ireland, in 2003 but now out of print.   ‘My Car’ was a loving tribute to my silver 1983 Mitsubishi Colt which ran forever before finally giving up the ghost.  She saw me through some tough times and I still miss her. 

#POEM:MyCar  #HiddenCapacity  #FrancesMacaulayForde  #Poems

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“In the early 80’s  Frances and a cinematographer (now director) Peter Aquilina formed Sphinx Productions, a small film/video production company.  Their first project together  ‘Shattered Windows’ written, directed and produced by Frances won the FTI Young Filmmaker’s Cinematography Award for Peter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuAtY2a9RsQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuAtY2a9RsQ

Recommended by Peter, Frances later went on to work for Mid-Western Television (the owners of VEW-8)  initially as Secretary to the Managing Director Mike Dorsey (of ‘Daddy’ from ‘No 96’ fame) but once the boss knew of her film background, was in the studio doing the news, ads and eventually on-air each day at 5pm reading ‘Community Diary’.”

Fast forward to February 2018 when 32 yrs later, I was asked to relive those few months broadcasting to Kalgoorlie and the Goldfields.  ‘Community Diary’ was the lifeblood of small community news – up to 5 whole minutes before the evening news was presented by Liam Bartlett.  Yes, that Liam Bartlett, now at Channel 9.  I was supposed to go too, as part of a package deal when MWTV was sold.  I didn’t want to – but that’s a whole other story…

So many thanks go to Rachael Day a producer and presenter on ABC Goldfields Radio for inviting me to have a chat.  Not really sure I should be sharing it, but it made me chuckle and I hope it does you.    

INTERVIEW with Rachael Day on ABC Goldfields.

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Loose Lettuce Leaf Factory Tour

The busload waited for another to park,

not Gingin locals

but a global arc

of foreign accents, ages and looks,

my concentration torn

from my favourite book.

I grabbed my novel – another boring tour,

the sign caught my eye

promised so much more.

Avenues of squashed, boxed green,

piled high like trees

wait to be cleaned.

Whilst gentle fingered plastic hands

manoeuvred each leaf

to remove the sand,

bits of mulch, a sleepy slug or two

its entrails smudged

was stuck like glue.

Full mouth askew with unbidden distaste,

my eyes clashed with

a gently smiling face.

Heart skipped to a stranger’s look

as he read the title

of my romance book.

Like turning loose leaves under

ice cool water sprays,

my heart was plundered

in a thousand ways…

Frances Macaulay Forde © 2009

Listen to me read it here.

#POEM:LooseLettuce  #FMFPoetry  #FrancesMacaulayForde  #GinginWA  #LettuceFactory

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