In last week's Monday Musings I wrote more generally about COVID-19 and its impact on the Arts. Like that post, this one is not aiming to be a formal comprehensive one either; news and ideas are coming far too quickly. And, anyhow, as I also said last week, most if not all of you are … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Authors respond to COVID-19
Month: March 2020
Living under COVID-19 (1)
This may be the first of a regular, irregular or occasional series of posts about living under COVID-19 , probably occasional because I suspect that, once we settle in for however long it's going to be, life will become same-same. Like many bloggers - see Nancy in the Netherlands' post, and Stargazer in London who … Continue reading Living under COVID-19 (1)
Monday musings on Australian literature (and the arts): COVID-19
I don't know about you, but I'm finding it hard to settle to read, let alone write thoughtful reviews right now. (I'm sitting on one at the moment that I really want to do justice to, but my brain is all over the place.) Consequently, I'm going to just write a COVID-19 Monday Musings - … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature (and the arts): COVID-19
World Poetry Day 2020
I have written two World Poetry Day posts before, in 2016 and 2018, so why not again in 2020, particularly given, more than any year, we are probably in need of hearing what poets have to say - of being soothed, inspired, entertained, or yes, even admonished by them. Awarnessdays.com says of World Poetry Day: … Continue reading World Poetry Day 2020
Monday musings on Australian literature: Autumn Book Binge 2020
A big thanks to Lisa (ANZLitLovers) whose post on the Autumn Book Binge brought it to my attention. I knew immediately that I had to post on it - albeit with a little change, as you will see. The Autumn Book Binge (love the wordplay on "bingo") is being run by the State Library of … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Autumn Book Binge 2020
My literary week (16), values and truth
Wow, it's been a year since my last literary week post. How did that happen? I have had many literary weeks since then - haha - including a few that I even thought writing about, but each time something got in the way. This time, though, I'm not letting it ... Family values ... I … Continue reading My literary week (16), values and truth
Monday musings on Australian literature: Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature
Hands up if you are familiar with the Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature and know who won its major categories this year? I may be out of touch, but it seems to me that these awards (about which I've written a couple of times before) are less well-known than some of their other state-based counterparts … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature
Six degrees of separation, FROM Wolfe Island TO …
It's March, so soon? Oh well, at least we have another Six Degrees of Separation to look forward to. As always, for those of you who don't know this meme and how it works, please check out meme host Kate's blog - booksaremyfavouriteandbest. Once again, but I'm used to this now, I haven't read Kate's starting book, Wolfe Island … Continue reading Six degrees of separation, FROM Wolfe Island TO …
Stella Prize 2020 Shortlist announced
Well, lookee here, the Stella Prize shortlist was announced this morning while I was at Tai Chi so I am just getting to it now. And, I am rather pleased because, although I've only read one of the six, I am currently reading another, and have a third on my reading group schedule, so that's … Continue reading Stella Prize 2020 Shortlist announced
David Carlin and Francesca Rendle-Short (eds), The near and the far: More stories from the Asia-Pacific region, Vol. 2 (#BookReview)
This anthology, like the first The near and the far volume, stems from a project called WrICE (Writers Immersion and Cultural Exchange), an intercultural and intergenerational program which "brings together Australian and Asia-Pacific writers for face-to-face collaborative residencies in Asia and Australia". The most recent residencies have been in Indonesia (2018), The Philippines (2017) and China (2016). The … Continue reading David Carlin and Francesca Rendle-Short (eds), The near and the far: More stories from the Asia-Pacific region, Vol. 2 (#BookReview)
Whispering Gums 