This book contains the poem, Still: Books, that inspired my process zine, Some Thoughts About Writing A Poem For A Journal. The zine details my creative process for writing this particular poem. There's an art to writing a poem for publication. It's an art I am struggling to learn. But... Read more →

I attended this amazing workshop on Saturday, facilitated by Melbourne spoken word legend Amy Bodossian. The workshop was part of the Art Is... Festival based in Horsham, Victoria. Like most events, the festival has reimagined itself and gone online this year with a great series of events and workshops. I've... Read more →

Look what just came in the mail. The latest poetry anthology from my publisher, Ginninderra Press. I'm so excited to have my poem, Intergalactic Tourism, included with poetry by Australia's best poets. I'm excited to read poems by friends and familiar faces such as Joan Fenney, Brenda Eldridge and Sandra... Read more →

I'm an old fashioned gal at heart. I like reading books and making things with my hands. I prefer walking to driving a car. And I'd much rather get mail in the letterbox than an email in my inbox. I found all these packets of letter writing paper and matching... Read more →

Here's a little peek at the process of writing a poem (Still: Books) to a theme (It’s up to you - what inspires you in 2020) for submission to a poetry journal (Not Very Quiet). Read more →

Here are the words and my poem for the very last week of the 2019 Poetry Challenge. I've been writing a poem a week using prompts sent to me on Instagram. Read more →

I don't know if it's a thing. It might be a thing. An annual thing. Or it might just be the second year in a row I've done it. I'm a bit loathe to make it a thing even though it's the inclination of my ordered brain. It loves structure... Read more →

Here are the words and my poem for the fifty-first week of the 2019 Poetry Challenge. I'm writing a poem a week using prompts sent to me on Instagram. Read more →

Here are the words and my poem for the fiftieth week of the 2019 Poetry Challenge. I'm writing a poem a week using prompts sent to me on Instagram. Read more →

Here are the words and my poem for the forty-ninth week of the 2019 Poetry Challenge. I'm writing a poem a week using prompts sent to me on Instagram. Read more →