Poetry Month (1–31 August) is a new initiative presented by Red Room Poetry to increase the profile of Australian poetry, poets and publishers.Our goal is to increase access, awareness, value and visibility of poetry in all its forms and for all audiences. The inaugural Poetry Month will be held during August 2021 with the aim of an ongoing … Continue reading August is Poetry Month
My Week: Bah!Three Australian states are in various degrees of lockdown once again.The politics of fear is in full flight. It's hard not to get caught up in it, as states are pitched against states against the federal government, who sends it back against the states!Trying to remember instead that I am/want to be a … Continue reading Stories & Shout Outs #41
It's time for another Classics Club Spin.The rules are easy: compile your list of 20 books by Sunday 18th July.On that day a number will be randomly selected.That's the book you read.You have until the 22nd August 2021 to finish your book and review it.Join in the fun by visiting the other players and commenting on their lists.It's … Continue reading CC Spin #27
Last month Kaggsy celebrated her 9th blogaversary by actually remembering it! I made some smart comment about always forgetting my blogaversary. But then I decided, NO! Blogs have this marvellous, amazing technology that allows one to schedule posts. Why not use it to make sure I actually remember to celebrate my own blogging anniversary on … Continue reading 12 Years of Blogging
It has been a very frustrating week in Sydney as we have watched the latest Covid-19 outbreak take hold. A few factors this time around seem to have caught Health and Government officials by surprise somehow. We all know there will be the occasional leak from hotel quarantine. That's another story. (Poor Queensland and NT … Continue reading The Covid Chronicles #12
This week was the Winter Solstice in Australia. On the 21st June the Southern Hemisphere celebrated the shortest day of the year; whilst the Northern Hemisphere celebrated the longest (in terms of daylight hours). Scientists and astronomers consider the solstice to be the beginning of winter (or summer). Because they use the solstices to mark … Continue reading The Winter Solstice Book | Gao Pengcheng #poetry
It's that time of year again. Just as the winter blues are kicking in, Tamara @Thyme For Tea comes along with her delightful and charming Paris in July to remind us all of better days. July has become a time of Maigret's, rewatching Julie and Julia and Midnight in Paris and inflicting some experimental French … Continue reading Paris in July
My Week: Winter blue blew into town last week. Snow fell in the Central West, Northern Tablelands and Blue Mountains. Sydney only got the icy cold wind that cut through every single layer of clothing with none of the pleasure of building a snowman.Mr Books got his first Covid shot (AstraZeneca) - no reaction. My … Continue reading Stories & Shout Outs #40
Henry VIII | Meynnart Wewyck circa 1509 Turns out King Henry VIII wrote some poems in his spare time. Or to be more precise, lyrics, as most of his poems were also designed to be sung and played. Some of the lyrics were collated in the Henry VIII Manuscript circa 1522 along with other court … Continue reading Alas! what shall I do for Love? | King Henry VIII #poem
Long before the birth of Brona's Books, nearly 12 years ago, and long before my preschool teaching days, I read nothing but children's books. Lots of them. As often as I could, as many times as I could. Rereading favourites was the only way to feed my voracious habit. The school library could not keep … Continue reading Before Brona’s Books #1001ChildrensBooks
There is nothing new or surprising about sharing such an iconic poem at this time of year. But it has been on my mind the past few weeks. Every time we drive to the mountains, I find myself saying 'tis the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness' under my breath, combining two popular seasonal lines … Continue reading To Autumn | John Keats #Poetry
The longlist for the 2021 Miles Franklin Literary Award was announced this afternoon. What is the Miles Franklin Literary Award (MFLA), I hear some of you ask? According to the MFLA website it is, “Australia’s most prestigious literary award was established through the will of the writer Stella Miles Franklin, best known for her novel My … Continue reading Miles Franklin Longlist 2021
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