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Ali Cobby Eckerman has provided us with a month of thought-provoking posts and fabulous poetry. Next up is Andrew Burke. His bio is below: Andrew Burke is an Australian writer with publications going back to the 1960s. He has published mainly as a poet, but has also had small plays on the boards, tiny films on the screen and short stories sprinkled over the years. After one career as a Creative Director in advertising, he went into academe in mid-age. He fancies being a ringmaster in a circus next. His most recent collections Beyond City Limits (Edith Cowan University, 2009), Blue Rose (novel,http://etextpress.com/books.htm)
CONTENTS EDITORIAL POETRY Ross Donlon, Trawling in the Arctic Shu Cai, Absurdity (tr. by Ouyang Yu) A. S. Patric, Peking A. Frances Johnson, Geography lessons: Victor Louey’s world tour Victor Daley, When London Calls John Carey, we are not alone Danielle Shelley Carr, This Swirling Saffron Mystery Geoff Page, The Projectionist Michelle Cahill, The Siege Kate Lilley, 1-800-DENIED π.O., E. W. Cole 1832–1918 Harmonica SHORT FICTION Jessica White, The Country of Boats Pavle Radonic, Rise and Shine Hayley Katzen, Postcards ESSAYS AND MEMOIRS Bill Ashcroft, Australian Transnation Kit Kelen, A Transnational Apprenticeship for Poets: Some Notes
Southerly is delighted to invite you to the launch for its latest issue, 71.1 Modern Mobilities: Australian Transnational Writing. There will be readings, wine, nibbles, and general bonhomie. Please join us! When: Wednesday October 12th 2011, 6 for 6:30pm Where: Woolley Common Room, John Woolley Building upstairs, University of Sydney Map: http://www.facilities.usyd.edu.au/oam/blaccess-r01.cfm?fld1=01 RSVP: Tessa at Please use CONTACT US form by October 5th
Have you ever read one of our issues and found a piece so intriguing, so inspiring, that you wished you could have responded? Now you can. In time for our newest issue, 71.1 Modern Mobilities: Australian-Transnational Writing, we are launching a new tab. Called ‘Letters and Responses’, it is exactly that – letters from you that talk to the printed word. All letters will be moderated by our editors to ensure lively and stimulating discussion. So if there’s something you want to say, don’t hold back – let us know!
An enormous thanks to A S Patric for his excellent and thought-provoking posts. Coming up for our next month of blogging is Ali Cobby Eckermann, one of the editors of our upcoming Indigenous edition. Her bio is below: Ali Cobby Eckermann has enjoyed huge success with her first collection of poetry ‘little bit long time’. Her poetry reflects her journey to reconnect with her Yankunytjatjara / Kokatha family. She has lived most of her adult life in Australia’s Northern Territory. Her first verse novel ‘His Father’s Eyes’ was published in 2011 by Oxford Uni Press. Her second verse novel ‘Ruby Moonlight’ won
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Thank you, Chris Raja, for your fabulous posts. Next up, we have A.S. Patrić! Here’s his bio: A. S. Patrić writes in Melbourne and is a St Kilda bookseller. Patrić is co-editor of Verity La, an online journal that is archived by the National Library of Australia. He has taught Creative Writing at RMIT and was a judge in the Essence of St Kilda Word Prize 2010. His collection of poetry, Music For Broken Instruments, was published in 2010 by Black Rider Press. Patrić is featured in Best Australian Stories (2010), and his work has been widely published, appearing in Overland, The Lifted Brow, Wet Ink, Etchings, Quadrant, Going Down Swinging and other literary journals. The Rattler was Highly Commended in the Lord Mayor’s