John Bennett
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Letter to an older poet
In the first of his Letters to a Young Poet, the German poet Rainer Maria Rilke demanded the poet pay…
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The Self portrait
Edgar Allan Poe, Dylan Thomas, Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton all drew or painted disturbing self-portraits.
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The spirit of Christmas, Sydney
The spirit of Christmas, Sydney I have the flu, it wet and stormy and the city is so noisy. to…
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Lenticular Cloud, Valla Beach
Lenticular clouds are in dynamic movement, yet appear stationary and formed above hills or mountains can hover for many hours.
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A brief history of still life painting
Illustrated talk given 3rd December, Coffs Harbour Regional Art Gallery
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Judging the EMSLA Still Life poetry competition, December 2014
I was looking for poems that worked with the painting and that made me think or feel differently about a…
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Looking for robins in the nest, finding a Tawny Frogmouth
The male and female pair for life and usually roost close by. I couldn't see its mate, but they keep…
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