I was honoured to be asked to contribute to this “interview documentary” on the life of poet Robert Adamson. I’m also looking forward to the Sydney premiere screening this coming Tuesday night.
29 October, 6pm-8pm, Metcalfe Auditorium, State Library of NSW. Presented by David Adès, WestWords and the State Library of NSW.
You can see a 6 minute trailer of the film here https://youtu.be/xniA3hSs3b4?si=Zl-eiEUCmaja91ef
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I am thrilled to announce that my next collection, The Office of Literary Endeavours, will be published by 5 Island Press. While it is exciting to have a manuscript accepted for publication, it is also a honour to part of a list that already includes poets like Robyn Rowland, Helen Swain, Michael Leibowitz, Sue Lockwood and Mark Tredinnick, not to mention the eight other poets who will join the list with me in 2025, Helen Jarvis, David Ades, Benjamin Dodds, Alison Gorman, Helga Jermy, Kai Jensen, Jennifer Kornberger and Kevin Smith.
5 Islands Press has a long and distinguished history in publishing Australian Poetry, founded by Ron Pretty in 1986 and named after the 5 Islands off the coast of Port Kembla. After Ron stood down in 2007 the press continued for over another decade before publishing it’s last titles in 2019. In late 2023 Mark Tredinneck and Steve Meyrick took over responsibility for the press. A history of the press can be found here. For more information on the current 5 Islands Press publishing program go to the new website.
I’m looking forward to becoming part of the 2025 5 Island Press publishing program.
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