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MY BRONTE BEACH is the loudmouth in the waves singing Summertime. It's actors, politicians pensioners & the kids - minus all trappin...

I received this brief message this morning via the ever-reliable Coral Hull. There is to be a program about my brother, John Anderson, broad...

Perhaps I've only got myself to blame, but I'm still waiting for the flood gates to open. Am I really that scary? Ashlee, sorry, I m...

Woke up bright and early this morning to frost on the ground and an email from Justin Lowe. That's right, there's a poet out there s...

Johanna Featherstone has been quite the toast of Sydney literati this week, with at least three mentions in the mainstream press for her aud...

When Art Speaks And art is simply what it is, it speaks directly to the soul. And yes, it cuts through, with great clarity and simplicity,...

The Sitting Room The past is a house of artefacts I dig them out of rooms so vast That rivers flow between their walls Arranging these reli...

The first seven Poetry and Culture columns written for Three Quarks Daily are now available through the Links section (click on post heading...

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Cordite Poetry Review seeks submissions of poetry for its 24th issue, on the theme of COMMON WEALTH. Please note the fo...

Coincidence, synchronicity or fate? Just the evening this post-punk boy is caught listening to a bit of Bob Dylan, I receive an email toutin...

Congrats to Margie Cronin for having her outstanding collection, More or Less Than, shortlisted in the Adelaide Festival Award for Innovatio...

One of the delights of running a blog like Bluepepper or a mag like HOMEBREW is encountering the depth of talent out there. A lot of publis...

I am not often late for such urgent appointents. I have no excuses, but none would suffice in the circumstances. The man in question had a b...

Draw a Person in the Rain (P-I-R) Test Who is this person? Gene Kelly. How old is he? At the third stroke, he'll be 42. What's hi...

Exodus some will say they have waited an eternity get out the good silver polished daily their hope chests spilling over with... well...well...

Chinese New Year Tonight I want to hear heartache. I am out of synch, I know. It still may come though. Ah, say some...

Come on guys, where are you? The blog is receiving its fair share of visitors, but nary a submission since last year. If you don't start...

"No anger inside means no enemy outside." - Kyabje Zopa Rinpoche

Many of you from beyond these gilded shores may be wondering what the hell is going on in Sydney at the moment. Well, you're not alone. ...

Yes, you read right. One of Australia's most brilliant and daring poets, MTC Cronin, has just released a collection of new and selected ...