Tag Archives: Pardalote Press

Man at the Edge of the World

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Lyn Reeves

ABC Poetica recently re-broadcast the programme on Ian Johnston, translator of ‘Waiting for the Owl’ and ‘Singing of Scented Grass’. If you missed it you can download it from RN website and listen to these wonderful translations of poems from … 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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With open eyes and hearts

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Lyn Reeves

While cleaning up files on my computer I came across and reread Martin Hawes’s reflections on the little book Watersmeet: haiku when he launched it at the Hobart Bookshop in 2005. As well as commenting on the book, Martin spoke insightfully … Continue reading →

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Miraculous Puddles and Postcards

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Lyn Reeves

The Miracle in the Puddle: Gina Mercer, author of Handfeeding the Crocodile, is conducting workshops through The Tasmanian Writers’ Centre. Gina, an inspiring poet and teacher, is sure to elicit  some fine writing from the participants in this course. The … Continue reading →

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A Mammoth Feat

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Lyn Reeves

Judges Comments on awarding the NSW Premier’s Translation Prize to Ian Johnston: “Dr Ian Johnston’s background in medicine informs his work as a translator, as he brings the sharpness and precision of a neurosurgeon’s scalpel to the extraordinary translation projects … Continue reading →

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Travelling the Hard Road

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Lyn Reeves

The results are out – Ian Johnston has won the NSW Premier’s Translation Prize 2011!   Ian receives $30,000 and PEN medallion.  Here is another poem from Waiting for the Owl: poems and songs from ancient China. It is an extract … Continue reading →

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Poet of the Fields

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Lyn Reeves

The poets of Ancient China were writing about their love of nature for centuries. Tao Yuanming (365-427 AD) was a poet of the Eastern Jin period and is known as the founder of pastoral poetry. The following fu poem is … Continue reading →

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