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Ginko in St David’s Park

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Lyn Reeves

(This post was originally published in Islandia blog.)  It’s midway into my residency at Fullers Afterword Café, and a stunning Saturday in Spring that’s perfect for a ginko. For the last four weeks I’ve been giving classes on the Art … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Pardalote

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Lyn Reeves

After thirteen years and sixteen titles, Pardalote Press is about to call it a day. I am currently in the process of closing down the publishing company that has brought so many fine poetry books into being, including Karen Knight’s … Continue reading →

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Windfall – Australian haiku journal

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Lyn Reeves

It’s almost time for sending your haiku to the new journal Windfall. Submissions are accepted between 30th June and 31 July. The guidelines state : We are seeking haiku which are relevant to the experience of urban and rural life … Continue reading →

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An Eye for Place – part one

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Lyn Reeves

Haiku and photography have a lot in common. They each capture a particular place at a particular moment in time. The photographer uses a camera lens, the writer a pen, to record an image that has impressed them deeply. Ian … Continue reading →

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A Passion for Nature

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Lyn Reeves

A chance to read at Byron Bay Writers’ Festival! A new national poetry competition, co-sponsored by Byron Bay Writers’ Festival and Dangerously Poetic Press, has as its theme A Passion for Nature and Our Place in it. The prize of … Continue reading →

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Swimming the Sky

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Lyn Reeves
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Writing in the Wild

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Lyn Reeves

A nature writing retreat in the stunning environment of Denmark, WA is in the planning stages by the Greenskills Centre for Sustainable Living. It will take place from Friday to Sunday, Oct 14-16th and will include a talk and readings … Continue reading →

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Nature Writer

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Lyn Reeves

Peter Grant, on his blog Nature Writer, describes himself as ‘a Tasmanian-based writer who loves learning and writing about the natural world, from the smallest bugs to the broadest landscapes.’ His blog entries are well-researched, articulate and poetic essays on … Continue reading →

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My Backyard

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Lyn Reeves

With the theme for the Watermark Literary Muster in mind I’d like to share a few poems from my own backyard. I’m fortunate to live on a largish block with a reserve next door and a beach on the other … Continue reading →

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Landscapes of the heart

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Lyn Reeves

Two of the blogs I subscribe to have recently featured posts on a sense of place. Both are by writer, Nigel Featherstone. In his own blog he reflects on the part landscape plays in his life, and in his posting … Continue reading →

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