Birds amplify
the silence; their calls,
borne on the wind’s leafy roar,
lodge in the mind, the marrow. Continue reading
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Let Wonder Hold Sway
Diane Fahey’s poems about her dying mother are eloquent with understated grief… Continue reading
Celebrating sacred places
Tanka, conventionally used to celebrate nature and the seasons, is also perfect for registering the evanescent responses of the cultural outsider to new landscapes. Continue reading
Poetry, Places, Stories
From early May to early June of 2013 Diane Faheytook part, with Ali Cobby Eckermann, in the Australian Poetry Tour of Ireland. This tour was funded by the Literature Board of the Australia Council, and organised by Nell White, National Director of Australian Poetry Inc.
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