Warning for developing minds: this site contains a few poems that use 'swear' words or relate to sex or other 'adult themes'.

Jackson and ‘lemon oil’ on RTR-FM’s Artbeat 11:30 Friday (92.1FM, http://rtrfm.com.au)

Perth’s rather special community radio station RTR-FM have invited me to talk poetry and read from my new book ‘lemon oil’ on their Friday morning Artbeat programme. At 11:30am this Friday 17 May 2013 tune in to 92.1FM or listen online at rtrfm.com.au.

On 25 May at Perth Poetry Club hear Jackson plus Dr Jaydeep Sarangi (India) and open mike

For those who can’t make my book launch, and for those who can, but want more. I’ll be performing poems from my new book lemon oil (Mulla Mulla Press).

Saturday 25 May 2013: Perth Poetry Club
At The Moon Cafe, 323 William St, Northbridge.
2-4pm.
Entry is free but please contribute according to your means.

I’m very pleased to be sharing the bill with poet and writer Dr Jaydeep Sarangi, who is visiting Perth from the University of Calcutta in India. While he is in Perth Dr Sarangi is also giving a talk, ‘The Margin Shifts: Contemporary Bengali Refugee Writers Speak’, and launching his new book of poems Silent Days. For more details visit the Westerly Centre, who are hosting Dr Sarangi’s visit.

Uneven Floor wants poems

Poets! My online poetry blog magazine Uneven Floor is now accepting submissions.

It accepts poems in text, video, audio or image format. If you send audio or video it’d be great to have the text too, but it isn’t essential.

Read Uneven Floor to find out more. Please watch your step.

shot

a candid shot
of the military dictator
the burnt child
in his eyes

(First published in Creatrix)

sanctioned and amplified

(Perth, Western Australia, August 2011)

under the cameras
of Forrest Place

on gapless grey stone
more desert than desert

food comes in plastic
or drips with full-fat heat

street entertainment
is sanctioned and amplified

I wanted a
naked lunch
no powerpoint
no permit
apple cheese fresh bread
cracked acoustic voice

(First published in The Mozzie)

Liller

Now he can toddle
we call him Godzilla
‘Liller!’ he echoes,
as cute as a curl

In the peace of his nap
with blocks and toy people
we lay out a city
complete with a mall

But here comes Godzilla,
arisen from slumber,
lumbering in
to liller it all

(First published in Creatrix)

Detoxing

Detoxing from you
is harder than I thought.
Coffee: ^
Chocolate: ^
Wine: ^ then \/
Company: ^ then \/
Flirting: ^
Successfully: ^ ^
Remembering your eyes: \/

(First published in Creatrix)