After Yasi

Originally posted on After Yasi:
Could you find your smile again when everything around you looked smashed and splintered after a cyclone? The memory of that Yasi filled cyclone night is something that will never be fully erased, but the kindness since shown is something that with time will be more powerful. This book illustrates…

In a Gentle Way Shake the World

Originally posted on Ripple Poetry :
June Perkins © “In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” –Mahatma Gandhi I matched this quote and image, because the gentle art of henna, can be a way for people to spend time together to build friendship and community. We had a henna workshop recently, which uplifted all…

Poet at Play 4: Writing inspired by Art

Originally posted on Ripple Poetry :
QAGOMA/ Sonja Carmichael At the moment I am working on something special: writing inspired by art for QAGOMA. Later on this year my writing will go in display in the gallery alongside the art works. The process so far has included exploring the art in the Australian Collection of the…