Maxine Beneba Clarke's latest book, Beautiful changelings, is the first poetry collection scheduled by my reading group in our 38 years, and it went very well. I should clarify, lest you think we are poetry-avoiders, that we have read some verse novels and we've had a couple of poetry evenings where we've shared favourite poems, … Continue reading Maxine Beneba Clarke, Beautiful changelings (#BookReview)
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World Poetry Day 2026: More poetry on my TBR pile
As I have written before, World Poetry Day was declared by UNESCO in 1999, with the goal of honouring "poets, revive oral traditions of poetry recitals, promote the reading, writing and teaching of poetry, foster the convergence between poetry and other arts such as theatre, dance, music and painting, and raise the visibility of poetry in … Continue reading World Poetry Day 2026: More poetry on my TBR pile
Canberra Writers Festival 2025: 6, Poems of love and rage
Evelyn Araluen, Maxine Beneba Clarke and Omar Musa with Jacqui Malins The program described the session as follows: An electrifying highlight of this year’s program, our poetry panel features some of Australia’s most acclaimed and innovative poets putting love and rage on the page. Overland Poetry Prize winner Evelyn Araluen (The Rot) joins Maxine Beneba … Continue reading Canberra Writers Festival 2025: 6, Poems of love and rage
Maxine Beneba Clarke, The hate race: A memoir (Review)
This is how it changes us. This is how we are altered. Maxine Beneba Clarke's Stella Prize short-listed memoir, The hate race, is one powerful book. I've been reading about racism since my teens during the Civil Rights years, and have read many moving novels and memoirs. Clarke's book holds its own in this company. The … Continue reading Maxine Beneba Clarke, The hate race: A memoir (Review)
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