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Return of the Moonbirds

I was thrilled to have this essay published in Griffith Review #30: Annual Fiction Edition. It’s a story about place, the migration of the shearwaters, relationships and fragility. I hope you enjoy it. Return of the moonbirds: Migratory paths Lyn … Continue reading →

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WILDCARE Tasmania Nature Writing Prize

Submissions for this biennial writing prize close today, but I thought it worth posting information about it so that you can start on something to send to the next round in 2013. ‘The WILDCARE Tasmania Nature Writing Prize is an … Continue reading →

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Atlas Poetica: A journal of Poetry of Place in Contemporary Tanka

“Tanka poetry of place embodies the community and environment, both human and natural, through which the poet travels. Groups and places are profoundly important, forming the affective and effective boundaries of the poet’s psyche. Whether contemplating subjects as diverse as … Continue reading →

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Spirit of Place: Australia – a proposed anthology of Australian tanka

Submissions close February 27, 2010 All Australian tanka poets are welcome to submit up to ten original tanka of which a maximum of three poems per poet may be selected. Poems should address country and suburban living, the inland and … Continue reading →

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