Is that confusing enough for you? Peter Skrzynecki’s “Immigrants at Central Station, 1951” was the subject of my tuition session yesterday. The coachee is doing the ESL course in English. On my way I … more →
Floating LifeNeil wrote 4 weeks ago: Is that confusing enough for you? Peter Skrzynecki’s “Immigrants at Central Station, 1951” was the s … more →
LeAnne Howe wrote 1 month ago: In these last beautiful days of autumn, I came upon a conference of pumpkins, orange, pink, yellow-s … more →
Neil wrote 2 months ago: Australia 1970 Die, wild country, like the eaglehawk, dangerous till the last breath’s gone, c … more →
LeAnne Howe wrote 2 months ago: Now that fall is just around the corner, I’m happy to report that the Indian Territory Art Hou … more →
Neil wrote 2 months ago: A lovely classic, but also a classic put-down in its way. When you are old and grey and full of slee … more →
Neil wrote 2 months ago: It has to be at this time seventy years later: W H Auden’s “September 1 1939”. Auden and Isherwood s … more →
3w09 wrote 3 months ago: State of Grace: Leonard Cohen’s Return We watch him on Canadian television, cheekily telling … more →
Neil wrote 5 months ago: There’s a certain slant of light There’s a certain slant of light, On winter afternoons, That … more →
Neil wrote 5 months ago: I watched this partly out of HSC-related duty, but also out of interest. I have to say I was … more →
Neil wrote 5 months ago: That is the company at Sunday Lunch; the menu you may divine from the plates. As generous a $10 wort … more →
Neil wrote 6 months ago: Some treasures! A bit different today! The videos I found for a coachee studying Ted Hughes, Birthda … more →
Neil wrote 6 months ago: Off shortly to my fortnightly appointment with Dr C. The title of course refers to the much loved Ro … more →
Neil wrote 6 months ago: This is prompted by a recent post from Thomas. We’ve all felt this way at times. Lawrence (of Lady C … more →
Neil wrote 6 months ago: We all know the story… In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree : Where Alph, the sac … more →
Neil wrote 7 months ago: This US poet is much admired by Australian poets like Robert Gray. Suicide of a Moderate Dictator by … more →
Neil wrote 7 months ago: Break of Day in the Trenches The darkness crumbles away. It is the same old druid Time as ever, Only … more →
Neil wrote 7 months ago: Donald Justice (1925 – 2004) was an American poet. Men at Forty Men at forty Learn to close softly T … more →
Neil wrote 8 months ago: Not Ben Jonson, but William Shakespeare That portrait of William Shakespeare came to light recently. … more →