Vanessa Proctor’s poetry collection, On Wonder, was released by Walleah Press in December 2024. Vanessa is an award-winning poet from Sydney whose writing has been published in major Australian literary journals and translated into several other languages. The subjects addressed in this collection include urban and country scenes from Australia, contemporary and historical events in… Read More Vanessa Proctor: On Wonder
Kathy Kituai is an award-winning poet, editor and judge from Canberra who is well known for running workshops and retreats in both tanka and longer forms of poetry. Her collection, The Art of Catching Jam Before it Burns: New & Selected Poems, was published by Interactive Press in 2024. At 185 pages, The Art of… Read More Kathy Kituai: The Art of Catching Jam Before it Burns
Canberra poet and musicologist, Hazel Hall, has published a collection of poems exploring the possibilities of the sonnet; from traditional forms to poems that may not be sonnets at all. Her book, titled A Hint of Rosemary, is published by Interactive Press. Hazel says ‘I’ve always maintained that the spoken word is part of the… Read More Hazel Hall: A Hint of Rosemary
Sheila Sondik is a printmaker, painter and poet from the State of Washington in the USA. Her collection of poems, Lighting Up the Duff, was published by The Poetry Box in 2024. Sheila writes with wonderful rhythm and expression. There are so many engaging turns of phrase in her poetry. Here are the opening lines… Read More Sheila Sondik: Lighting Up the Duff
Kiyoko Ogawa’s book Songs for Spirits: A Selection of Tanka, Haiku and Haibun was published by Taibowsha Corporation in 2022. The collection features 59 tanka, 11 haiku and 3 haibun plus the notation for two musical compositions. The tanka and haiku are presented in both Japanese and English while the haibun are presented in English… Read More Kiyoko Ogawa: Songs for Spirits
Eucalypt is a highly regarded, long-running tanka journal edited by Julie Thorndyke. The journal is published in Australia with a new print issue produced in May and November each year. Issue 36 was released in May 2024. Founded by Beverley George in 2006, Eucalypt has maintained a consistent editorial focus over the years, with Beverley… Read More Eucalypt: A Tanka Journal
Catchment – Poetry of Place is an online literary journal based in the West Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. The journal has been established under the auspices of the Baw Baw Arts Alliance and is edited by Rodney Williams with the assistance of Jennifer Fell and others. The first edition of the journal was released… Read More Catchment – Poetry of Place
In 2022, Liquid Amber Press conducted a poetry competition which asked entrants to respond to a number of prompts relating to the theme of ‘encounter’. The long-listed poems were subsequently published in Poetry of Encounter: The Liquid Amber Prize Anthology, edited by Anne M. Carson and Rose Lucas. First Prize was awarded to Reneé Pettitt-Shipp… Read More Liquid Amber Poetry Prize 2022
Gregory Piko 