Let Ali over on her Spilling Ink Blog, know what limitations you like to put on your writing. She’s exploring the freedom of setting limits.
On the Ocean Shores
Originally posted on Ripple Poetry :
(c) June Perkins 1. The Child on The ocean shore Lost to his father Gone from a future life. The Father at The funeral march Wrapped in his grief Unable to say, ‘Please Don’t Show The photograph Of my son Who I tried to Save from war and ocean.’ The…
Sugars and Stars
Originally posted on Following the Crow Song:
Could Aunty really fit as many sugars in her tea as stars in the sky? We began our counting. ** The scene is a visit of Papua New Guinean ladies who are mum’s friends. She sure liked her sugar. This could be an opening line, or a memorable…
Tanna
Check out the ABC Article on this Film. I love that this story is written and acted by the local people, and developed from a true story. Storytelling for Pasifika, but also speaking to a Romeo and Juliet theme, forbidden love across traditional boundaries.
You are storytellers, you are writers: Lani Wendt Young encouraging a new generation of Pasifika writers and readers
This weekend in my heart I truly learnt many times the closed doors of publishing ‘traditional’ are often nothing to do with your talent, how good your writing is, your heart, dedication, and vision as a writer or even your hard work. Instead, unfortunately, the closed doors are due to class, culture, guarding of aContinue reading “You are storytellers, you are writers: Lani Wendt Young encouraging a new generation of Pasifika writers and readers”
June Paisa Perkins 