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Of course writers have mixed feelings about prizes—Berger is not the first nor the last to observe that the focus on winning and losing is slightly at odds with the inclusive possibilities of art, ...  >

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A serious poem by Adrian Caesar

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Poetry by Michael Thorley

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Paul Magee’s new poetry

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A poem about a lake called Weereewa (or George) by Paul Cliff

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Poetry by Susan Hampton

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A poem by Elizabeth Lawson

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Poetry by S.K. Kelen

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Siobhan Harvey reads her poem ‘The gifted astronomer goes to school’

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Poetry by Jakob Ziguras

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Poetry by Shane McCauley

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Poetry by Alan Gould

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Poetry by Marian Waller

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Poetry by Ross Donlon

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Poetry by Mark Tredinnick

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Poetry by David Brooks

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Poetry by Ron Pretty

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Poetry by Sue Ogle

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Poetry by Jean Kent

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New poetry by Diana Bridge

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The winner of the Meanjin Dorothy Porter Poetry Prize for 2012 is announced

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Two poems from Helen Parsons

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The Horse of Achilles, a new poem from Peter Skrzynecki

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Lili’s skin is the black of virgin coal… A poem by Mona Zahra Attamimi

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Two new poems from Libby Hart

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The Future of Genetics, a poem by Andy Jackson

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A church as plain/ as the people we are … A poem by John Foulcher

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She reminded me of my daughter with her dark intelligent eyes/And her brown hair bunching in lazy curls about her shoulders./She looked up at me as I hoisted the boat clear of the sea and smiled with even/white teeth

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Poetry by Craig Billingham

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     …She died birthing you,
was all he’d ever said. When he traded at market,
or taught stone crafting to the village boys, his eyes

were sweet as beach plums…

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Two wrongs make, for owls, a night. Seven brides: they, the keepers of owls… a poem from Philip Hammial

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New poetry from Mark Mordue

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After Reading Derrida, by Anna Kerdijk Nicholson

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Seeds and Woodsmoke, two poems from Todd Turner.

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He reaches out as he is forced away…new poetry from Stephen Edgar

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New poetry from Tegan Jane Schetrumpf

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Martin Langford examines the poetry of Robert Gray and his latest work, Cumulus.

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After the death of poets Peter Steele and Rosemary Dobson, Chris Wallace-Crabbe remembers the great work and a long friendship

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Nearing sunset, the young echidna performs an unusual act… new poetry from John Kinsella

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When I come back to this garden after my death…

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The Ithacan and We, two poems by Ali Alizadeh

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On the bedside table Keats has placed the carnelian egg that Fanny cooled her hands with…

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A selection of limericks from the irrepressible Joe Dolce

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Freestone Road, new poetry from Emily Bitto

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Four Sonnets, by Adrian Wiggins

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Rawshock by Toby Fitch

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On the Road from Ku-ring-gai, new poetry from David Wood

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David Brooks new poem, Looking for Andrei Gromyko

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The Piano Lesson, new poetry from Nathan Curnow

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Rays — New Poetry from Rose Lucas

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The winners of the Meanjin Dorothy Porter Prize for Poetry read and discuss their work.

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After the Fires, Kinglake (2), new poetry from Pam Schindler

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New poetry from Fiona Britton

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Country Visitor new poetry from Sue Ogle

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Iphigenia, poetry from Gig Ryan

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Stuff Happens new poetry from Bruce Dawe

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Yiddish Songs, new poetry from Jakob Ziguras

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Aubade, new poetry from Toby Fitch

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Houbara new poetry from Michelle Cahill

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Green Island, Taiwan New poetry from Peter Boyle

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Poetry from Elizabeth Smither

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Poetry from Geoff Page

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Poetry from Greg McLaren

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Poetry from Rod Usher

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Poetry from Andrew Lansdown

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Poetry from Krystyna Drapalski

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Poetry from Mran-Maree Laing