Earlier this year, EGW Publishing from California in the USA released the first issue of a new journal: Nourish Poetry. Issue 1 of Nourish Poetry offers more than 80 pages of contemporary poems plus 25 pages of haiku, showcasing an international line-up of poets. The collection is headlined by Juan Felipe Herrera who was the… Read More Nourish Poetry: Issue 1
In late 2017, the Canberra-based Haiku @ The Oaks writing group was discussing various ways to present haiku in a live situation. Inspired by the ideas from this meeting, I applied a variation of these thoughts to writing a haiku style poem – a form I now like to call the haiku shuffle. Back in 2017,… Read More The Haiku Shuffle
Each year the Central Coast Poets of New South Wales (Australia) conduct the Henry Kendall Poetry Award. Kendall (1839-1882) was a nineteenth century Australian author and bush poet who had a difficult personal life but whose books of poetry achieved considerable acclaim. Kendall’s poems invariably described Australian settings and situations. Here is an extract from… Read More Henry Kendall Poetry Award
Vine Leaves Press began publishing the Vine Leaves Literary Journal in 2011. Since its inception, the journal has presented ‘vignettes’ in poetry and prose. Editor of the journal, Jessica Bell, explains that a vignette doesn’t operate within the traditional realms of structure or plot, instead focusing on mood, character or setting to create an atmosphere… Read More Vine Leaves Literary Journal
StylusLit is a new online literary journal publishing poetry, fiction, non-fiction, interviews and reviews. Issue 1 appeared in March this year and Issue 2 went live in September. StylusLit is published by Rosanna Licari who previously published the Stylus Poetry Journal from 2002 to 2010. For this new journal, poetry is edited by Rosanna, while… Read More StylusLit Online Journal: Issue 2
Issue #7 of the Communion Arts Journal is now available online. Communion is produced by publisher, Ralph Wessman, and writer, Jane Williams. Each issue includes poetry, stories, memoirs and much more. Tasmanian based, the journal presents writing from Australia and around the world. Many will know Ralph as the publisher of Walleah Press and editor of the… Read More Communion Arts Journal: Issue #7
Shot Glass is an online journal of short poetry that’s been publishing poets from the United States and around the world since 2010. Issue #21, edited by Mary-Jane Grandinetti, is now available. And, yes, I’m pleased to say one of my poems titled I Can Love Alone is included! The journal, which originates in the United States, publishes short poetry… Read More Shot Glass Journal #21
Tootsie Fine Art and Design in Yass was the perfect venue for a Sunday afternoon of poetry readings and performance (October 30). Lizz Murphy and Robyn Sykes from the Binalong Arts Group arranged the event as part of the 2016 Poetry, Prose, Place series of workshops and readings. The fun venue was packed with poets and… Read More Poetry, Prose, Place @ Tootsie
Gregory Piko 