Wishing you a happy International Women’s Day. Wishing you strength in your quests to empower women. Enjoy! Weaving Sunset A poem. Poetry of Mahvash Sabet A review of a poet rising above her situation of being a religious conscience prisoner. Empowerment of Women A reflection. It’s all in the Sidetracks When I first met Jennifer Martiniello.Continue reading “International Women’s Day; pen portraits, poetry, posts past”
Illuminations – on its way!
I have been a bit quiet of late, as a new book, Illuminations: 19 Poems and 1 Story, is about to be born. At the end of this post is a preview of the back cover. It has been a happy process – and has reunited me with designer Heidi Den Ronden and editor MatildaContinue reading “Illuminations – on its way!”
Accepted into South of the Sun: Australian Fairy Tales for the 21st Century
Originally posted on Ripple Poetry :
I’ve had a short story accepted to South of the Sun, an Innovative crowd funded project! Their site explains the project: South of the Sun is an anthology of Australian Fairy Tales, produced by the Australian Fairy Tale Society in Partnership with Serenity Press. Having run a successful crowdfund campaign where…
Seeing Old Friends
Originally posted on Ripple Poetry :
June Perkins and Maurice Nicholsen There has been little time to keep up with the blog, but a lot of writing has been happening off line. During November and December I travelled to South Australia to research the story of Uncle Fred Murray. I kept a travel journal whilst in…
Short Stories of Forest and Fantasy!
Delighted to be featured in Short Stories of Forest and Fantasy Anthology put out by the Rainforest Writing Retreat. I so enjoyed attending this beautiful retreat and plan to go again one day. More information on this anthology soon!
June Paisa Perkins 