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Agi Dobson

Agi Dobson lives in Korumburra, amongst the rolling hills of South Gippsland, Victoria, and is inspired to write most days. Her poetry, described as visual and emotionally charged, regularly appears in small press magazines. Agi published her first collection of…

Hazel Hall

Hazel Hall (Canberra) is a poet, musicologist, editor and international judge of short forms. She recently directed the Poetry at Manning Clark House poetry series in Canberra. She has published five poetry books of poetry and four chapbooks. Hazel and…

Allan Padgett

Allan Padgett lives in Perth, on Whadjuk Noongar Boodja. He had numerous roles in land management, especially with First Nations People. Allan has had many poems published, with Lumbering Towards Infinity his one and only book. He communes with nature…

The Blue Mountains

by Doné de Beer In the crevice of my boot soles still lies dirt from the Blue Mountains we trekked last winter. I keep finding traces of you, even when I’ve scrubbed the wound raw. I can still taste the…

Jo Whitelaw

Jo Whitelaw lives in Yinnar, Victoria, on Gunaikurnai land. She enjoys singing and song writing. Having previously participated in the online poetry forum of Eclectic Creators Unite, she recently tiptoed into publicly performing some of her work. Jo is looking…

Robbie Coburn

Robbie Coburn is an Australian poet. His verse novel, The Foal in the Wire, will be published by Hachette Australia in 2025. Called ‘one of Australia’s most essential poets’ by ArtsHub and compared to Sylvia Plath in The Age, Robbie’s…

Doné de Beer

Doné de Beer is a Namibian born writer living in Melbourne. She is a writer of many forms, dabbling in screenplays, poetry and novels. She has completed her BA in Communication (Media) and works as a copywriter at a plant…

Jan O’Loughlin

Jan O’Loughlin is a poet and teacher living on Wangal land in Sydney. She taught English in Japan from 1985 to 2010, often utilising poetry. Her haiku and tanka have appeared in many Australian and international publications. Jan enjoyed facilitating…

L. E. Ward

L. E. Ward is a prize winning poet from Sydney, Australia. They work full time as a copywriter and editor and their poetry has appeared in many journals both locally and internationally.

early morning dip

by Peter Roberts The initial shock is palpable – my feet like cowards wanting to run, yet in a minute, maybe two, they seem to meld with it and wake fully for the first time in a very long time.…