The highlight of the week was receiving package of books that I had ordered on line, including my favourite poet, Maya Angelou! I am busy reading them now. The Murphy book, Pearl Verses the World, was just lovely~ so looking forward to meeting Sally on the 26th of August and asking her to sign it.Continue reading “The Writer Looks for Her Song”
A Mist Shall Rise
“Grant, O Thou Loving Lord, that all may stand firm and steadfast, shining with everlasting splendour, so that, at every breath, gentle breezes may blow from the bowers of Thy loving-kindness, that from the ocean of Thy grace a mist may rise…” -‘Abdu’l-Baha, Selections From the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Baha Image (c) June Perkins ForContinue reading “A Mist Shall Rise”
Dare to Dream
Originally posted on Book Links (Qld) Inc:
‘A Children’s Literature Centre’ Symposium Reflections by June Perkins Can we dare to dream for a Centre of Children’s Literature in Queensland? Is it a building? Is it a desk to begin with in someone else’s building with a hub of activity radiating out from that point? What…
Nineteen Months
You can see the latest Nineteen Months contributions HERE Above is a slide show of my contributions to the site over the last three years. If you visit the site you can read the quotations that were placed with them. Here are just a few: “Know ye that the world is like unto a mirageContinue reading “Nineteen Months”
Magic Fish Dreaming Art Works at Ashgrove Library Until the end of August
Originally posted on Magic Fish Dreaming:
After the workshop June and I ran at Ashgrove Library the library staff invited me to exhibit some illustrations from Magic Fish Dreaming starting from now, until the end of August. Then in September, the exhibition will be extended to showcase more illustrations from all my books. Feel free…
June Paisa Perkins 