Category: Australian Poetry

  • Fragments

    Fragments

    Scattered they are strewn confetti pieces of fragments

  • We must

    We must

    We must reflect on what has come before, what is now, and what may be. If we do not,

  • Poetically Speaking: David Tensen

    Poetically Speaking: David Tensen

    Today’s Poetically Speaking: voices of the 21st century interview is with the insightful David Tensen. We discuss the power of poetry in the 21st century, how poetry is an offering, putting our words onto the table for others to experience and the privilege to be able to write poetry.

  • Poetically Speaking: Elizabeth Snow

    Poetically Speaking: Elizabeth Snow

    Elizabeth Snow, a South Australian poet, writes from the heart, expressing her view of the world through free form poetry. She shares about coming back to writing, learning new skills and about the importance of never letting your voice be silenced.

  • Tomato

    Tomato

    It’s sitting on my desk to the left of me and to the right of the second keyboard used for the Mac.

  • Poetically Speaking: Helen Brown

    Poetically Speaking: Helen Brown

    We interviewed Helen Brown, author of Whispers from on High, who overcame obstacles to achieve her life-long dream of being a writer. Read more about Helen on Poetically Speaking.

  • Light Bearers

    Light Bearers

    We are the Light Bearers, we carry firelight in our bones, our sinews resonate with its pulse, our blood dances to its beat.

  • Grit

    Grit

    Never before have I felt the pull so strong, to put pen to paper, declare I belong on the page. The written stage –

  • Bloom

    Bloom

    As we allow the God of love and grace to unfold our journey one day at a time we provide space for him to speak and reveal that which will empower and mature us.

  • Much, Little, None

    Much, Little, None

    We are all capable of much.

  • The Colliding

    The Colliding

    Exploration of The Colliding and how this poem came about and what it means.

  • Poles

    Poles

    Exploration of the poem, Poles, published in poetry collection Phoenix.