Julie Maclean is a great poet with a great blog. Reading her website has introduced me to both her work and a lot of interesting journals and websites that have published her work. This month she’s kindly featuring me and some poems from tropeland. I appreciate your generosity Julie! Please have a look at juliemacleanwriter.com

I’ve been so busy preparing to launch the latest collection I haven’t had time to update the blog! The launch took place last Thursday 25th June at the South Australian Writers’ Centre. About 80 people came to help celebrate with me and hear Amelia Walker MC and Steve Brock, Mike Ladd and me read excerpts from tropeland. I also played a couple of traditional Japanese tunes on the shakuhachi to accompany poems about my dad and Japan. Thanks to everyone who came and bought my book, my amazing co-presenters,  Ingrid for setting up and Lyn and Matt for helping to serve the food and wine, Ana for selling the books and Martin Christmas for the photos. Thanks Coriole,Shingleback and the Blackwood Wine Club for providing the excellent wines. I hope the sales interstate and overseas are as healthy as the launch!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Once again special thanks to Martin Christmas for the brilliant  © photos.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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