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Writing to the Wire
This anthology of poems by Australians and people who would like to be Australians is published this month, August.
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Children in Detention
There are over 1,000 allegations of self-harm, sexual assault, beatings and trauma involving children alone . . .
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Eos – the day after my presentation
Eos – the day after my presentation I am hoping someone in the audience managed Eos this morning – Monday…
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The Great Wall – or lost Emperor
Huangdi had a singular purpose so it’s not too surprising that to ensure control he burnt books and tossed scholars…
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Artist as hero and media star
Beethoven moved to Vienna the year after Mozart’s quiet death and died there not that long afterwards (March 1827), yet…
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The Lost Art Of Hitch-Hiking
A youthful saga of long trips ran with spontaneity, intensity, yearning, frustration, silence, annoyance and sometimes danger. Full essay in Litro magazine…
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The Nightingale
mp3 of the complex song. Nightingale is Night Singer from the Old English. The usual narrative sings males at night…
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Alfriston, population under 1,000, did it vote Brexit?
The big divide in the referendum was between the young who wanted to remain and the old who I think…
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Birds of Buenos Aires
The city has many parks and the Reserva Ecológica de Buenos Aires just past a whole fleet of gleaming high rise…
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