It is a great honour to sponsor this event to inspire the next generation of educators. Queensland University Students can win a free pass to attend, but you need to get your entry in before 21st of November.
Navigating Currents: Pasifika Strength in Changing Times.
Navigating Currents: Pasifika Strength in Changing Times. Friday 28 November 2025, 9:30am – 5:00pm I will be giving a workshop “Navigating Changing Times through Poetry,” at the upcoming Biannual Australia Pasifika Educators Network Conference being held this year in Brisbane. The 2025 conference theme recognises the resilience, innovation, and adaptability Pasifika communities continue to embody across shifting educationalContinue reading “Navigating Currents: Pasifika Strength in Changing Times. “
Fish Bowl Writing Residency in progress
Today I will be quarter of a way through a Fishbowl Writing Residency at the Queensland Writer’s Centre. It has been wonderful to have a space to focus away from the distractions of my home based writing space. It is especially precious as next year I hope to be a part or full time teacherContinue reading “Fish Bowl Writing Residency in progress”
Encounters with’our’ Monsters & Irish poets: poetry workshops with Victoria Kennefick
I am so grateful for the 4000+ words of new creative poems/writing generated from recent Stroke the Monster’s Back workshops with Victoria Kennefick David Malouf Poet in Resident at the Queensland Writers Centre for 2025. I have potentially 4-15 poems, depending on what I chose to develop from my materials. Workshops always remind me writersContinue reading “Encounters with’our’ Monsters & Irish poets: poetry workshops with Victoria Kennefick”
Open Reading at It’s Still a Secret
It’s Still a Secret Venue Last Saturday August 2nd, Brisbane, was an interesting but long day of concentration which, for me, started at 1 pm, with a lunch time meeting with a dear friend poet, Alex, who was also going to be attending a poetry workshop with Victoria Kennefick, David Malouf Poet in Residence. WeContinue reading “Open Reading at It’s Still a Secret”
June Paisa Perkins 