Lit Balm

Very much looking forward to reading poetry from Bobish with my three friends Beth Spencer, Willo Drummond and KA Rees at internationally respected, online venue Lit Balm, hosted by Cassandra Atherton. For those in the US, EST is 5pm on the 23 of March and for those in Au, it’s 8am, Sunday the 24th.  Join us from anywhere (and do read your own work on the open mic): https://www.facebook.com/events/756747076561065?ref=newsfeed

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Bimblebox 153 birds

Some years ago, I was asked to write a poem for the Bimblebox 153 Birds exhibition.  The exhibition, which includes music, poetry and artwork, has been touring the country with the aim of engaging, educating and engendering people’s connection with Bimblebox; to take the Bimblebox Nature Refuge beyond the fence-line and bring an experience of it to people throughout Australia; to build an understanding of the value of natural environments like Bimblebox; to engage in conversations around climate change, coal mining, biodiversity and what value we place on water, land and the environment.  The exhibition is currently at Tableland Regional Gallery, Atherton in North Queensland from 5 March – 6 April 2024. Full details here: https://bimbleboxartproject.com/2024/02/29/bimblebox-153-birds-at-tableland-regional-gallery/

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Love in transmission on the airwaves

The Love in Transmission, Vessels of Love project was featured on Eastside Arts Friday radio show, produced and presented by PoetrySydney‘s Angela Stretch, with The Salons‘ directors, Angie, Joan and Penny providing background on the project, it’s noir aesthetics, and how they pulled it all together along with several readings from ‘the poets’, which included me, Albert Lin, Ali Whitelock, Gillian Swain, Luke Patterson, Paris Rosemont and Richard James Allen.  You can listen to the show now in the archive here: https://eastsidefm.org/episodes/1708644600/

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Femasia

I am pleased to have been invited to submit a new poem to this month’s FemAsia Magazine. “Dikarya” is a type of fungi. A link to the poem follows.

Dikarya

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Vessels of Love is live

The Salons/PoetrySydney project of Love in Transmission is now live and I’m delighted to be one of the seven poets who have participated in this beautiful project.  There are all sorts of fun, poetic, beautiful things taking place in Sydney and online over the next few days including recordings and video poems, visual art cards and the famous phone poem both available at the Gleebooks pop-up shop on the corner of Glebe Point Rd and St Johns Rd in Glebe.  It’s all about love and we could all use a bit more of that.  Check it out including my amazing co-poets Albert Lin, Ali Whitelock, Gillian Swain, Richard James Allen, Luke Patterson, and Paris Rosemont here: https://www.thesalons.org/love-in-transmission

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Thicket

You are invited to come along to the opening of Carol Archer‘s ‘Thicket’ exhibition on Friday March 29, 2 – 5pm at The Shop Gallery, 113 Glebe Point Rd.  I’ll be reading a work I’ve written for Carol’s stunning painting ‘Shadow play #3’. Joining me will be Carol, as well as poets Kit Kelen and Jean Kent who will also be reading ekphrastic work.

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Cordite 111: Baby

A new poem of mine titled “Estuary” has been selected by editors Shasta Deo and Liam Ferney for publication in this month’s Cordite Poetry Review, a fine online literary magazine that I’m always delighted to be part of.  You can read the whole marvellous issue here:  http://cordite.org.au/content/poetry/baby/.

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Launch of One River

On Thursday 21st of March, I have the great pleasure of launching Steve Armstrong’s One River, 6pm at Macleans Booksellers, 69 Beaumont Street, Hamilton.  It will be a lively event with lots of opportunity for audience questions, so if you’re in the neighbourhood, please come along and join us!

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Red Room Poetry Fellowship Shortlist Commission

As part of my 2023 Red Room Fellowship Shortlisting, I was commissioned to write a poem which I titled “Bodies of Water”.  The poem, including my recording and a poetic reflection, can be found here:  https://redroompoetry.org/poets/magdalena-ball/bodies-of-water/

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Workshop: Society of Women Writers NSW

On Wed the 13th of December I’ll be doing a workshop on “Writing the non-traditional memoir – using verse and research to engage with trauma and history. It’s a timely and important subject and I’m very much looking forward to midwifing some exquisite work from my wonderful attendees.  The session is open to members and general public alike and will be held at the State Library of NSW from 10:15-12.  More details here: https://womenwritersnsw.org/literary-luncheons/workshop-literary-event-wednesday-13-december-2023?fbclid=IwAR3VlFzLo477IRCiAEMhIBVrsBuAW7A_STOhyOMwspj_dC4gg2_F1RCjdD0

Or you can book directly here: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1148368

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