My mother’s house surrounds me in a shroud: the tinkling of the teaspoon as my father stirs his tea, his tea; the chug of the washing machine that never dies. The tubular wind chimes casting their cool auric spell around us; the complaint of the floorboards bearing up our lives. And the busyness, of the birds in bush …
A Sudden Absence
I have had a new poem, A Sudden Absence, published in Bluepepper. Read it below, or better still, read it online at Bluepepper, where you will find an array of fine poetry on offer. This wonderful site, edited by Australian poet Justin Lowe, has recently been included in Pandora,the National Library of Australia’s Web Archive — which is a testament to the high …
Grand Mont
I have had a poem, Grand Mont, published in Verity La, an online creative arts journal which publishes short fiction and poetry, cultural comment, photomedia, reviews, and interviews. I absolutely love Verity La, which prides itself on showcasing “writing that gets you in the head as well as the gut, that has a point, that isn’t afraid.” My kind of journal! …
My Sicilian
My hot and spicy new poem “My Sicilian” has been published in PASH capsule! You can read it here, and check out all the other great poems at PASH here Many thanks to the wonderful editor of PASH, @StuartABarnes. And to my real-life Sicilian hubby (who sometimes gets a bad wrap, since I often write while sad or angry) – …
Bleak Love
My poem, ‘Bleak Love’, has been published in PASH capsule, a very cool Facebook site with a focus on love (the good and the bad), and poetry. Please check it out! https://www.facebook.com/pashcapsule (And many thanks to editor Stuart Barnes.)