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On the writing of Nguyễn Tiên Hoàng 1 January 2012 Nguyễn Tiên Hoàng (who also publishes under the pseudonym Thường Quán) has lived in Australia … |
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A note on ‘Theatre at Con Market’ 1 January 2012 I love ‘Theatre at Con Market’, a poem by our resident poet Thường Quán [pen name of Nguyễn Tiên … |
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Alan Wearne interviewed by Bonny Cassidy 1 March 2009 Interview by Bonny Cassidy at the Faculty of Creative Arts, University of Wollongong, 12 August … |
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Vale Dorothy Porter 1 March 2009 “LUCID. What a lovely word. A word that forms a firm shape with the tongue right behind it – but … |
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Welcome to Australian poetry - August 2007 1 August 2007 This ‘summer’ edition of Australian Poetry International is something of a bumper issue, with in … |
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A tribute to Noel Rowe 1 August 2007 Noel was in the Department of English at the University of Sydney for twenty five years as a … |
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"Untranscended life itself" 1 May 2007 There are many ways to peel an onion: sharp knife and tears; under water like your mother taught … |
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Surviving Australian Poetry 1 May 2007 Contemporary Australian poetry, like most Anglophone poetry, is not central to literary public … |
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Country and How to Get There 1 May 2007 My idea of Australia changed as soon as I bought some of it. To be precise, what I bought was five … |
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Welcome to Australian poetry - May 2007 1 May 2007 In his recent collection of essays, Who Wants To Create Australia? Martin Harrison comments, “In … |
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Double Talk 1 November 2006 In this essay, Sydney poet Chris Edwards discusses his 'mistranslation' of Mallarmé’s … |
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Noel Rowe interviews Vivian Smith 1 November 2006 Vivian Smith was born in Hobart in 1933. He was educated at Hobart High School and the University … |
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Lisa Bellear Obituary 1 November 2006 Early on Thursday July 6th, Lisa Bellear, who was an integral part of the new face of radicalised … |
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An Introductory Note to the Poetry of Jill Jones 1 May 2006 Since her first book, The Mask and the Jagged Star was released in 1993, Jill Jones has quietly … |
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Welcome to Australian poetry - February 2006 1 February 2006 We’re currently introducing a new data supporting system at PIW and this means that in a short … |
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Welcome to Australian poetry - August 2005 1 August 2005 In 2004, I had the good fortune to start as editor of Poetry International Australia. At the time, … |
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Welcome to Australian poetry - May 2005 1 May 2005 Terra australis, terra incognita, terra nullius, the great southern land, New Holland, the lucky … |
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Welcome to Australian poetry - February 2005 1 February 2005 Along with the welcome additions of pages for Ouyang Yu and Robert Adamson, this issue sees the … |
POEM
FLIGHT PATHS
Does Sir David Attenborough know that african blue-wing butterflies migrate?
My …
POEM
AFTER THE TERROR
Light a candle for her
Wherever you are
Lay down your wreath
On the stone cold …
POEM
DUST TO DUST
There are women left who have no rage in their wrists
As they slice greens or skin …
POEM
THE RETURNEES
Early December sees parts of South Africa
homing, relocating northwards to …
POEM
RUBBISH BIN
Not a place where you find
Dirt and saw dust
But pains
And stretch marks
Lining the …
POEM
EAVESDROPPING
I have a penchant for eavesdropping.
Each time I cross a border I find
myself …
POET
Eliza Griswold
POETRYFOUNDATION.ORG Eliza Griswold is a poet and reporter whose work has appeared in the New Yorker, the …
POET
Tom Sleigh
POETRYFOUNDATION.ORG Tom Sleigh is the author of more than half a dozen volumes of poetry. Space Walk …
POET
Dana Levin
POETRYFOUNDATION.ORG Dana Levin grew up in California’s Mojave Desert and earned a BA from Pitzer …
POET
Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen
Vigdis Hjorth Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen is a writer, architect, graphic artist and songwriter. …
POET
Tone Hødnebø
Janike Kampevold Larsen Tone Hødnebø was born in Oslo and grew up in Tønsberg, a …
POET
Monica Aasprong
Gunnar Wærness The work of Monica Aasprong (b. 1969, Kristiansund, Norway) is distinguished by a …
POET
Shuntaro Tanikawa
Takako Lento Shuntaro Tanikawa has been a phenomenon in Japan since the publication of his first …
POET
Bella Li
Bella Li
Bella Li is a Melbourne poet. Born in northeastern China, she immigrated to …
POET
Michelle Cahill
Michelle Cahill
Michelle Cahill is a Goan-Anglo-Indian writer who lives in Sydney. She writes …
POET
Merlinda Bobis
Merlinda Bobis Filipino-Australian writer Merlinda Bobis has published in three languages (English, …
ARTICLE
44th Poetry International Festival Rotterdam
For the 44th time in a row, Poetry International brings you a selection of the best …
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