Monday, November 14, 2011

Zine-in-a-Matchbox

Check out the Lavender Room Zine-in-a-Matchbox Issue 8

Zine-in-a-Matchbox Issue 8

The zine includes all these people:

Natasha L Adams / Alana Brekelmans / Sally Browne / Amanda Coghlan / Jason Darling / Connor Dee / Bruce Dorlova / Emma Farry / Andrew Galan / Joy Green / Hadley / Matt Hetherington / Sasha Jessop / Carmen Keates / Mai Lin Li / Chris Lynch / Corrie Macdonald / Vern Mitchell / Graham Nunn / mr oCean / Andrew Phillips / Jacob Polley / Doug Poole / David Prater / Tessa Rose / Nathan Shepherdson / Dawn Joy Silversides / David Stavanger / Michael D Tees / Bianca Walsh / emily xyz

I am in that list.

Buy the zine here and check out the Lavender Room on facebook here.

This is the Whale Galaxy, also known as Caldwell 32 or NGC 4631.

NGC 4631 courtesy of the Hubble Telescope



Saturday, November 12, 2011

The Best Australian Poems 2011

The front cover

You should find The Best Australian Poems 2011 because the only pub inside is the Phoenix Pub in Canberra. Once you have it take it to that pub. At the pub drink cider/beer while yelling/mumbling at the poems you don't like and yelling/mumbling the ones you do. Spill cider/beer all-over the book. Yell/mumble your own poems at the guy next to you. Have a guy recommend a rye/whiskey/rum. Offer your opinion on the rye/whiskey/rum. Get yelled at that he DOESN'T WANT YOUR FUCKING OPINION ON THE RYE/WHISKEY/RUM. You’ve lost the book. Yell/mumble more. Also I have a poem in there.

Friday, November 04, 2011

BAD!SLAM!NO!BISCUIT!



What can we say?

IT IS BAD!SLAM!NO!BISCUIT! TIME

Which means you get an audience a microphone five judges two MCs a MASTER OF CONFLICT a Score Adder a stage a pub with alcohol two minutes AND THE CHANCE TO IGNORE PUNCTUATION!

FOR PRIZES!

Now in the past BAD!SLAM!NO!BISCUIT! has attempted to subtly woo its audiences

Like a Canadian poet creatively waving arms about while crying
Or a United Statesian poet hitting the same note over and over and over and over and over
Or an Austrian poet in a stupid hat
Or an Australian

BUT THIS TIME WE HAVE THROWN SUBTLETY OUT THE WINDOW:
CYA sub
tle
ty
(SPLATT!)
TO BRING YOU THE LATEST EDITION OF BAD!SLAM!NO!BISCUIT!

Which means prizes

For poetry

PRIZES: FROM IMPACT COMICS MIND GAMES SMITHS ALTERNATIVE BOOKSTORE GORMAN HOUSE MARKETS OXFAM SHOP AND THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO SOMEWHERE ELSE BUT THAT WE GOT TURNED ABOUT ON.

It is all about the prizes

And we have a feature act:

YOU MAY HAVE READ HER POETRY WHILE YOU SAT ON AN ACTION BUS
You may have heard her at the poetry night that calls itself a slam
YOU MAY HAVE HEARD HER AT BAD!SLAM!NO!BISCUIT! THAT IS A SLAM
Now hear her at BAD!SLAM!NO!BISCUIT! before she goes to the Australian Poetry Slam final, our feature act of poetry on stage:

MIRANDA LELLO

BAD!SLAM!NO!BISCUIT! 730pm at the Phoenix sign-up for words for judging for prizes for yelling sign-up

And remember no props no music original material and two minutes.


Thursday, November 03, 2011

Another poet on stage



A new mobile venue, Scissorspaperpen, is starting up in Canberra. 

The opening night is at the Phoenix on 10 November. 

The stated aim of the venue is to bring together music, words and stuff from across the Can and interstate.

I will be performing a set of poetry. Also on the bill are musicians Drew Walky and Gemma Nourse.

Come along, it is free, there will be words and music and at the Phoenix you can drink.

Meanwhile in space there are stars, poets already write about stars so don’t encourage them to write more.

NGC 7380: The Wizard Nebula