Review by Amanda Anastasi After enjoying Di Cousens’ first collection – the reflective words and stunning photography of Freedom To Be – I did not need much coercion in grabbing her latest offering House Red. The cover is impressively funky and contemporary, and the content twice the size of Di’s modest first collection. Upon opening […]
Posted by Benjamin Solah on April 27, 2012
http://melbournespokenword.com/2012/04/27/review-house-red-by-di-cousens-book/
Melbourne adopted Brisbane’s Luka Lesson a few years back and we are so glad to have him down here. Luka lent his voice to the campaign to stop 17-year-olds being locked up in Queensland’s adult prison system, the only state in Australia to do so. This is the poem and video he’s produced. Don’t […]
Posted by Benjamin Solah on April 20, 2012
http://melbournespokenword.com/2012/04/20/video-verse-17-by-luka-lesson/
Op-Ed by Benjamin Solah I’ve been involved on the ‘Melbourne Poetry scene’ for almost three years now, but have yet to meet someone from Australian Poetry in person, or anyone from its previous organisations that merged together recently. It’s very unlikely that I missed them because of a lack of attending events. I am prone […]
Posted by Benjamin Solah on April 15, 2012
http://melbournespokenword.com/2012/04/15/where-are-australian-poetry/
From the Please Resist Me tour, featuring Joel McKerrow, Alia Gabres and Luka Lesson, Joel performs ‘Chop Wood, Carry Water.’ Last month, Amanda Anastasi reviewed Joel’s album, One Foot in the Clay.
Posted by Benjamin Solah on April 13, 2012
http://melbournespokenword.com/2012/04/13/video-verse-chop-wood-carry-water-by-joel-mckerrow/
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