As we were driving home from Woven Words, the most recent event associated with The invisible thread anthology, it occurred to me that the evening, which blended words with music, was rather like a three movement musical composition. It went a bit like this: Sara Dowse's bright and slightly quirky allegro Alex Miller's intense adagio … Continue reading Woven Words: What a night!
Canberra Centenary
Irma Gold (ed), The invisible thread (Review)
I even get nervous when I open a book, you know, for the first time. It's the same thing, isn't it. You never know what you'll find, do you? Each person, each book, is like a new world ... (from Mark Henshaw's Out of the line of fire, in The invisible thread) At last, you … Continue reading Irma Gold (ed), The invisible thread (Review)
Meanjin’s The Canberra Issue (Review)
Zora Sanders writes in her Editorial for Meanjin's Canberra Issue that Canberra has (or, is it had) a reputation for being The National Capital of Boredom. This is just one of the many less-than-flattering epithets regularly applied to Canberra: A Cemetery with Lights, Fat Cat City, and the pervasive, A City without a Soul. For me … Continue reading Meanjin’s The Canberra Issue (Review)
Monday musings on Australian literature: Reading about Canberra
If you're not already aware of it - through my blog or elsewhere - Canberra turns 100 this year. Tomorrow, Tuesday 12 March, is THE day. How does one date a city with such precision? Well, in Canberra's case it's pretty easy because it was (is) a planned city. I suppose a number of dates … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Reading about Canberra
Monday musings on Australian literature: Capital male poets
Today's Monday Musings is the second in a series of posts I plan to write this year about Canberra writers to commemorate our centenary. The first post covered Canberra's women poets. Like that post, all the poets mentioned below appear in The invisible thread, Canberra's centenary anthology that I've mentioned before. AD Hope (1907-2000) The … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Capital male poets
Monday musings on Australian literature: Capital women poets
Since Australia's capital, Canberra, is celebrating its centenary in 2013, it seems timely to devote a few Monday Musings posts - scattered throughout the year - to its literature. Comparatively speaking, Canberra is a small city, but it is rich in poets, past and present, female and male, so I've decided to make my first topic … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Capital women poets
Monday musings on Australian literature: ACT Writers Showcase
It's been a good week for literature in the ACT. Not only was the UC Book Project announced but on Thursday, our centenary anthology The invisible thread was launched. The launch was a well-organised event: it found the perfect balance between formality and informality, and didn't run too long! The book was launched by writer … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: ACT Writers Showcase
Monday musings on Australian literature: Canberra’s centenary
In 2013 Canberra, Australia's national capital, will celebrate its centenary. A whole raft of events and activities has been planned to keep us busy and buzzing all year - and I look forward to them - but for me, a reader, one of the most exciting projects inspired by the centenary is The invisible thread. … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Canberra’s centenary
Monday musings on Australian literature: Aussie Lit and Facebook
In writing this week's Monday Musings I will be venturing a little into my discomfort zone. It's not that I don't use Facebook because I do, having been a member since 2007, but that I'm not an expert in how to make the most of it. I figure though that this post might encourage some … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Aussie Lit and Facebook
Whispering Gums 