Performance Poetry

Billy Marshall Stoneking reviews poems of life and death, by jas h. duke - a collection of the late-poet's literary, performance and visual works, edited by Pi O.

Novelist and poet, Del Marbrook, takes an alchemist's view of some ancient Arabic models, directing our attention towards some rather intriguing insights concerning the poetic campfires round which we gather in our quest for fellowship and understanding.

A look at the use of montage in the writing and apprehension of modern poetry.

A collection of meditations on the art of finding the poem.

Patrick Hayman and Christina Conrad - a word documentary about a father and daughter

Poet Paola Bilbrough recounts her experiences working with poetry and kids from the "mean streets" of Melbourne.

Ever wonder what an editor is thinking when he/she says "yes" or "no" to your poetry submission? paul skec attends a seminar in Melbourne, Australia, and finds out what's going on in the minds of a few of Australia's most influential poetry editors.

Billy Marshall Stoneking explores the idea that great poems, like great stories, cannot merely be told from the perspective of a familiar and secure world. They might start there, but the journey we must make as myth-makers of the tribe will take us far beyond our comfortable habits of thought.

Everybody knows what they like, and most people can speak at length about why. But what about "bad" poetry? Isn't it far too subjective to hazard an opinion? Kayt Davies returns to Performance Poetry with a rave about what she believes makes a bad poem bad.

Part rave, part essay, skec's article goes behind the scenes to reveal the poetry that lies behind the poetry of contemporary literature.