Australian poetry classics: Francis Webb, the 20th century’s most unjustly neglected poet, is our best kept literary secret

In this series, we explore influential Australian poems. There are giants of Australian literature who are household names, ...
The Conversation

What is Australia looking for in its poet laureate? Literary and popular poetry don’t always intersect

The inaugural Australian poet laureate will be appointed in 2025 as part of the federal Labor government’s new National Cultural Policy, Revive. The intention to create the official position was ...
The Conversation

UWA Publishing has helped take Australian poetry into the world. Its closure would be catastrophic for poets

I start with a disclaimer: I am a UWA Publishing poet. I have published a book of poetry with them (as well as a novel), and have two books forthcoming with them in 2020 — The Weave, a collection of ...