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Donna Ward She I Dare Not Name: A Spinster’s Meditations on Life (Allen & Unwin) Memoir The Perth writing and publishing community has always been supportive, vibrant and innovative—you have to be when you’re a long way from anywhere else—and even if you leave, you’re still considered part of it. It’s why we (or at […]

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Recorded at Bix Fest, Racine Wisconsin, March 13 2016 Members as of 2018 include Erika Lewis – vocals Todd Burdick- Tuba Shaye Cohn – Cornet Barnabus Jones – Trombone Robin Rapuzzi – Washboard Craig Flory – Clarinet and Sax Gregory Sherman- vocals and Guitar For more than a decade Tuba Skinny has played on […]

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TV’s late-night laughs will continue. But they will have to do so without live audiences to make them.A Amid rising fears about the spread of coronavirus in the region, New York’s top late-night talk shows will all over the next few days cease to incorporate live audiences into their broadcasts. The decision affects CBS’ “Late…

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Fascinating and much of what he says I agree with. It perhaps explains, to some extent, the issues we have with wokeness and the related issues of identity politics and many other aspects of modern life. Jan 13, 2020 The UK’s most quoted sociologist, Frank Furedi is emeritus professor of sociology at the University of […]

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The International Watercolour Exhibition Fremantle – the first of its kind in Australia. Venue: The Moores Building, Henry Street. Friday 13th March –Monday 13th April 2020 Opening: Friday, 13th March The Mayor of Fremantle will open the exhibition. Local elder, Theresa Walley, will perform a ‘Welcome to Country” ceremony. 70 paintings from the […]

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Yay – found it! I’ve been looking for this photo from Lynne to do a sketch from it… never thought of looking here. Ha-Ha! I really like my poem too, so fancy a reblog?

Frances Macaulay Forde's avatarPerth Words... exploring possibilities.

15LeonyeLion Lynne Leonhardt © 2015

The White Gate

The path is Agapanthus strewn

freedom for women colours;

green and purple heads bob

in the Freo Doctor, interrupted

by blossoms which match the gate.

 

Hung upon squat solid upright stone,

it swings inwards, inviting entry

to this secret garden, lusted with

love, Christmas feasts, familial

fecundity, rapturously shared.

 

Reluctantly closed until next year…

Frances Macaulay Forde © 2015

#LynneLeonhardt  #POEM:TheWhiteGate  #Poetry  #Nature  #PerthWriters

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Ever tried writing a novel but found it difficult to follow through? On March 1st, you’ll have a chance to start a new chapter in your life—literally! The entire month of March is going to be dedicated to writing your novel, and what better way to show the world that you have goals and you […]

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Had forgotten this one too…

200305TwoBirdsPaintingWS

Sketch by Frances Macaulay Forde © 2020

 

Freo Doctor

 

Fluffy

birds paused

full-fronting the sea breeze.

Two wanderers grip fine wire,

then gone.

 

Frances Macaulay Forde © 2014

 

#Poem:FreoDoctor  #FrancesMacaulayForde  #FrenchCinquain  # SeaBreeze  #TwoBirds  #Poetry
 

 

HERE IS MIRA REISBERG WITH HER TOUGHTS: Hi Tia, I love your art for its movement, and joy and color palette. The only thing I might suggest is to change the angle of the bunny’s head so we see at least one eye connecting us a little more with your character. When I saw this […]

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RED ROOM POETRY:

‘Every line of Graeme Miles’ new collection, ‘Infernal Topographies’, published by UWA Publishing, is lucid and immediate. His poem ‘On the whales’ road’ was published by Red Room Poetry.’ Read it here: https://tinyurl.com/unmaezp

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