FMF @ Cork Airport 2003
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Munster Literature Centre, Cork, Ireland.
When I was a member of the Munster Literature Centre, I did a masterclass in Short Story with James Lasdun.
The title story of his published collection The Siege: Selected Stories, was adapted for film by Bernardo Bertolucci as Besieged , only one adaptation.
Sunday was based on his story Ate Menos or The Miracle and co-written with Jonathan Nossiter. (Info from Wiki.)
Frances and James Lasdun during the 2003 Masterclass at MLC, Cork.
Later that year, I attended a festival at MLC with Richard Ford speaking, who’s novel Independence Day was adapted and directed by Roland Emmerich in 1996 and a huge hit.
The Paris Review did a very good interview with him soon after the film was made.
So, yesterday, I found this amazing resource – opportunities for competition and publications for writers of SHORT STORIES: Paul McVeigh and just HAD to share.
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I’m very proud of our State Library situated in the beautiful Perth Cultural Centre:
State Library Western Australia. (Photo: Frances Macaulay Forde @ 2005)
Years ago the staff supported me when I ran Poets Corner @ Pages Cafe for 3 years between 2005 and 2008. The Library provided a microphone and speaker, displays and advertising in the Library Book shop on the 1st floor and generally encouraged and supported our endeavors.
Poets reading at Poets Corner @ Pages Cafe
More than 80 poets from emerging to firmly established, to first time readers and writers participated for the love of words, sharing them with a new audience; other writers and importantly, the general public.
The audience included luminaries such as (L to R) Andrew Burke, Andrew Taylor and Glen Phillips. 2005
Pages Cafe allowed us to meet there on the 3rd Saturday of each month and welcomed the influx of word-smiths, considering the noise levels and while reading, helped by quietly proving excellent service to patrons.
The library and cafe continued to support myself and many others when launching many, many books (where else would you do it – seriously) over the years:
Interviewing a West Australian Living Treasure, T.A.G. Hungerford for BooksAustralia CTV during ‘An Afternoon with Tom’ at Poets Corner in 2005.
Annemaria Weldon with her book ‘The Roof Milkers’ July 2008
Sarah French was one of many writers included in the ‘Lines in the Sand’ anthology published by FAWWA in 2008. (My poem ‘desertification’ appears on page 28.)
Tracy Ryan and her book ‘Scar Revision’ from Fremantle Press. 2008
An anthology I published to thank the more than 60+ poets who participated at Poets Corner during the WA Spring Poetry Festival in 2005.
Today you’ve accepted the Film & Television Institute into your midst on the 2nd floor!
I LOVE and THANK my State Library of Western Australia.
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My daughter is holding a dolly wearing a matching dress I made for her when she was three. It started a tradition still carried on today with every new baby in the family.
The very last photo in my recent ‘Miss you Mum’ post, my grand-daughter is wearing a dress with a matching doll (just as lovingly made) and wouldn’t let go of her.
Her sister (my other grand-daughter) got one on her 1st birthday last year, too:
One friend of my daughter wanted to surprise his wife with a doll made in her image, wearing traditional dress, for her birthday:
For her 30th, my daughter had a kid-themed party and wanted a mini-me ‘Dorothy’ doll:
The prize for the best dressed costume of the night was a mini-me doll – but The Mario Bros won! I made and dressed TWO dolls and my artistic daughter painted the faces. Both were quickly snaffled by girlfriends!
I made these two boy dolls (1st photo below) for my daughter-in-law’s friends…
Also clowns, more dolls and many, many Gollies which although not politically correct some years ago, now are eminently collectible.
I had a Mama Doll and a Golly when I was young and of my 100+ dolls – those two were my favourites.
Maybe it’s because they seemed more ‘real’ to me, growing up in Africa.
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When I was a teenager in Africa (mid-sixties) I don’t know why but our house – more specifically, our front lawn was the meeting place…
Our crowd used to sit in a circle, singing songs until Mum came out and reminded us we had neighbors.
We sang songs by James Taylor; Bread; Simon & Garfunkle; Joan Baez; Mamas & the Papas; Joni Mitchell; Peter, Paul & Mary…
Everywhere I lived I could always find a folk club except when I moved up to the Northern Suburbs in 1985.
So, ever resourceful, I put an ad in the local community paper and the Wanneroo Folk Club was born.
Wanneroo Folk Club members 1985
Years later, it’s still going strong although, I must admit I haven’t been for years – next one’s in June (Friday 13th). Maybe we’ll see you there!
However in 1984, I did make my first 16 mm film about the Hills Folk Club in Kalamunda. If you have 6 minutes to spare and want an 80’s hair reminder, watch my doco ‘Some Folks Folk’.
Still: ‘Some Folks Folk’ – 1984
Last night hubby and I went to a Monday Supper Club at the Dome Cafe in Maylands, to hear my friend Glen Phillips & John Ryan read their poetry.
Glen Phillips & John Ryan reading at the Monday Supper Club – 12/5/14
The food was good and music provided firstly by (organiser) Jane Cornes’ Trio then by the outstanding Ken Nicols formally of Steeleye Span.
Ken Nicol – Monday Supper Club 12/5/14
Must admit the night brought out the inner Folk-ie in me once again…
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I wish you could meet…
Pick flowers…
Knit them toys and jumpers…
Make cupcakes…
Have special conversations…
I try to be you, Mum – every day, for them.
To all the mums out there, have a really wonderful Mother’s Day.
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W.B. Yeats Statue in Sligo, town center, Ireland.
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“The Gaelic Horseman” overlooks the battlefield at Curlew Pass in Co. Sligo, Ireland. (Photo: FMF © Oct. 2003)
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Busy doing my tax return and came across an unsaved (!) poem I wrote and submitted (some time ago) to be included in an anthology to raise funds for the preservation of Rhinos.
Harry Owen the inaugural Poet Laureate for Cheshire (UK) in 2003, moved to South Africa’s Eastern Cape in January 2008, was the editor and now the book is published I shall put my order in.
Even though they didn’t use my poem I certainly want to support their very worthy cause.
Thandi
Imagine slow, deep heart beats
echoing inside a massive hide.
Slumberous half-blind grazing.
Open veld rare rhino protected.
Unaware evil stalks with intent.
Crack! Stinging rifle shot thrums.
Laboring body lumbers to escape.
Laid low, as deadly saw crudely
works on pointed bone bleeding
on Africa’s Skin. Enough death,
illegal trade. This is no noble
harvest to feed the starving poor…
Frances Macaulay Forde © 2012
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Everything I’m feeling today was said this time last year…
My Dad was a Pathfinder in the R.A.F. 35 Squadron and awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross by King George.
Mum blamed the blitz for making her take up smoking.
Dad never missed the chance to proudly honor his fallen mates in whichever country he found himself – it was the only time his medals saw the light of day and the only time he publicly acknowledged the war unless ‘Dambusters’ or ‘Battle of Britain‘ were on TV.
My husband and I have been doing a lot of research into Mum and Dad’s life before Africa and have found out many surprising facts which have answered many, many questions we should have asked when they were with us.
I now know why ‘Don’t Fence Me In’was one…
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