Western Australian Poets Inc. (WA Poets) were kind enough to include two of my poems in the December 2022 issue of their online journal, Creatrix (#59). Peter Jeffery and Mike Greenacre were the selectors for this issue. My two poems were titled We Met in a Valley and Potential Energy, with the latter poem being… Read More Potential Energy
Several years ago, I stayed in a Scottish tower-castle in Aberdeenshire. These buildings are large, fortified homes often featuring one or more circular turrets. The solid stone construction of a tower-castle exudes a sense of history and permanence. I subsequently wrote a poem, titled Velvet Lady, which was inspired by my stay in Aberdeenshire. The… Read More Velvet Lady
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
The poetry editor for The Canberra Times, PS Cottier, kindly selected a poem of mine to appear in the newspaper on 13 August 2022. My poem was inspired by an American schoolteacher named Annie Edson Taylor who, on her 63rd birthday (24 October 1901), became the first person to survive a trip over Niagara Falls… Read More Annie Edson Taylor
Creatrix is a quarterly online poetry journal run by Western Australian Poets Inc. (WA Poets). Each issue is produced in two sections: one devoted to haiku, and the other presenting longer forms of poetry. The poetry selections for the December 2021 issue of Creatrix (#55) were made by Peter Jeffery and Veronica Lake. Issue #55… Read More Creatrix #55: Rise & Fall
Meniscus is an online literary journal published by the Australasian Association of Writing Programs (AAWP). The Association provides a forum for those interested in the teaching of creative and professional writing. Each issue of Meniscus offers a selection of poetry, flash fiction and short stories. Volume 9, Issue 2 of Meniscus was released in late… Read More Meniscus: Volume 9, Issue 2
Each year, WA Poets Inc conducts the Ros Spencer Poetry Contest. Periodically, an anthology of selected poems from the contest is published, with the most recent anthology, Brushstrokes II: Ros Spencer Poetry Contest Anthology 2020-21 having been released in November 2021. The poems in the collection were selected by former judges, Ann Gilchrist and Mike… Read More Ros Spencer Poetry Contest Anthology 2020-21
Poetry for the Planet: An Anthology of Imagined Futures, edited by Julia Kaylock and Denise O’Hagan, was published by Litoria Press in 2021. Amid global concern over climate change, this collection of poems by Australian and New Zealand writers contemplates country, biodiversity, habitat and imagined futures for our planet. The Foreword is provided by Kelly… Read More Poetry for the Planet: an anthology
Gregory Piko 