PSST ...

 One of my best books - and now a rarity - 'PUSHING AT SILENCE' going cheap athttps://rochfordstreetreview.com/about-rochford-street-review/rochford-street-press/rochford-street-press-bookshop/

If that doesn't work, go to Rochford Street Review and look for their bookshop. 

BEST OF AUSTRALIAN POETRY RETURNS

 All Australian poets, rejoice. AUSTRALIAN POETRY to the rescue!

https://www.australianpoetry.org/competitions/best-of-australian-poems-vol-1-2021-open-for-submissions/

SUBMISSION CALL

 

Poem by Sheila Murphy

Sounding Like Someone Else 

Read a passage to discern 

what is licensed to exist. 

Mimic then wait before 

breathing out again. 

Hide all mirrors lest the pattern 

be repealed. The noise of repetition 

dampens joy that quiet maybe 

brings or just allows. 

In a minute you'll be old, 

and what is that when you reflect 

you've been behaving 

too well to be remembered 

 or even recognized as yourself, 

a person whose pockets are filled 

with permission slips 

all about to expire.

Sheila E. Murphy

Do you have an unfinished short story in your bottom drawer? Or feel a creativity wave about to arrive? https://pcwc.org.au/competitions/2021-peter-cowan-600-short-story-competition/ Good luck

SKYLINE TRIO - featuring Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette and Gonzalo Rubalcaba

newly posted: Andrew Burke : An interview with Andrew Taylor https://periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2021/02/andrew-burke-interview-with-andrew.html

I have an Interview with ANDREW TAYLOR scheduled to appear tomorrow  March 5th (Canadian time) at https://periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2020/03/about.html We need more news about our older Australian poets!

Thelonious Monk: American Composer