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Readers block

Readers block

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Kate Holden Ironically it was tonight, a hot, smothering, still Melbourne summer’s night when it’s all I can do to

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Holding yourself by the throat…

Holding yourself by the throat…

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Kate Holden I just heard Richard Ford tell Margaret Throsby on ABC-FM that, in writing, what writers do is make

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Moving books

Moving books

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Kate Holden This post is a little late: the dilatoriness due not to lack of enthusiasm but the fact that

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February blogger – Kate Holden!

February blogger – Kate Holden!

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Many thanks to Judith Beveridge for her excellent posts to start the year. This month, out guest blogger is Kate

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The Power and the Passion

The Power and the Passion

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Judith Beveridge I’ve always been drawn to this statement by the Irish poet Michael Longley: “The poet makes the most

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“Poetry, I too dislike it”

“Poetry, I too dislike it”

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Judith Beveridge While I have been convalescing from a flu virus, I’ve spent the last week reading. I finished Louise

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Maximum Heat

Maximum Heat

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Judith Beveridge I’m writing this on the day when catastrophic fire conditions are expected and a maximum of 43 degrees

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Beginnings and endings

Beginnings and endings

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Judith Beveridge As it’s the beginning of the new year and the ending of the old year, I have been

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