I heard Beers read several poems from her book and was astounded by their frank honesty and contemporary themes. In recent years I have grown incredibly tired of obtuse and gutless poetry and there is nothing obtuse or gutless about Beers’ poems. Read …

Scott Inguito’s latest chapbook out from Momotombo Press is DEAR JACK. He’s has poems in Shampoo http://www.shampoopoetry.com/ShampooThirtythree/33issue.htm, and his collage-play, Trying to Create Intimacy with a Narcissist http://scottinguito.com/spla …

I’ve never faced bankruptcy before. While I was a director at CUP I never felt a personal connection with business performance. It wasn’t my home, my children’s futures on the line. Read more … …

But when the going gets tough, the tough get going. Salt didn’t waste time whingeing or navel-gazing, but launched a campaign that is beautiful in its simplicity: Just One Book. Promoted virally online, particularly via Facebook, and backed-up by a wit …

I’m sitting on the steps of Federation Square, flicking through the pages of my notebook. Dark clouds lower upon me and the rain begins. The sizeable scattering of tourists and students dwindles as they attempt to escape the downpour. I spot a man walk …