This little paper exists in article and essay forms. It gets cited surprisingly often Continue reading “Islands Breed Poets”
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Hay is going to the Faroe Islands to talk about Tasmanian Poetry!
Ever heard of the Faroe Islands? They’re half way between Scotland and Iceland, more or less, and as far as I can tell, they are most famous for puffins, sheep and magnificent woollen jumpers. And that they still whale. It’s basically a vertical-cliffed protrusion of basalt. And it rains a lot.
I’m going to an event, part literary festival, part academic conference, with the title ‘The Tower at the End of the World – Islands and Literature‘. I’m not there as a poet – but I intend to read poetry at every opportunity. Meanwhile, if you’re interested Continue reading “Hay is going to the Faroe Islands to talk about Tasmanian Poetry!”
Girl Reading Lorca at the Mirador San Nicolas
Published in ‘Girl Reading Lorca’ (2014)
Granada, Lorca writes,
draws to its ancient walls and waters
those of a temper
melancholic, contemplative.
At the Mirador San Nicolas
the coral white of the tower
unbearably focuses the day’s high heat
on the brown body of a woman
who sits reading Lorca. Continue reading “Girl Reading Lorca at the Mirador San Nicolas”