I was in despair. Last Friday I received not one, not two, but three rejections for my poetry submissions. I was beginning to entertain the thought that perhaps poetry was not for me and I should give up writing it. I was definitely ready to give up submitting to literary... Read more →

Well, lockdown has finally eased in Melbourne and I've been taking advantage of the new freedoms by going to the beach as often as I can. I am super grateful to live where I do but I have missed seeing the horizon and the roof of the world stretching over... Read more →

I have been busy reading and judging all the wonderful entries for the inaugural Pocketry Prize for Unpublished Poets. Entries have come in from all around Australia. It's so exciting to see so many fine submissions from emerging poets. Pocketry is the home of unheard voices and my aim is... Read more →

On Saturday I spent a few hours in the backyard doing some watercolour painting. It was a lovely day and it was so wonderful to spend it outside with my girls. We set up a table with all our watercolour paints, jars of water, paper, brushes and book. You can... Read more →