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QUESTION # 4: HAIBUN FORM  I really like the haibun poems I’ve read, but I’m not really sure what to do for the paragraph part of […]

QUESTION #3 SUBJECT MATTER

QUESTION #2 PUNCTUATING POETRY

QUESTION #1 CHOOSING POETIC FORMS    This is the first question to kick off the Question and Answer section of my website. Please feel free to e-mail […]

This poem is a self-examination in honour of Socrates who was purportedly the one who gave us the aphorism: An unexamined life is not worth living.  […]

  Carl Crossin and the Adelaide Chamber Singers have been thrilling me with their music for many, many years. Occasionally, I am moved to write something […]

‘Snow White’s Sorry Poem’ is the Poem of the Month because it reflects on the terrible consequences of our colonization which is something we always need […]

Grandfather Gum          A reading and detailed commentary of ‘Grandfather Gum’ is now available on you tube on the new channel I have created called, Julie Wright […]

The Moon WatchesObserving the suburbs from a distance The moon watches in wide-eyed wonder as the suburbs sleep, sprawled out like a cat in the summer […]

Our Planet's Pitiful PlightMy Plea to you Dear Reader Let us acknowledge our planet’s pitiful plight, identify our careless contribution to our global pollution, and let […]

Allusions to words (doublethink), phrases (Big Brother) and objects (a Guy Fawkes mask/red poppies), even weather events (Lear’s storm), historical events (5 November), time (1984) people […]

This is a new form of poem based on the popularity of pictorial memes on social media, only they paint a picture with words alone. Hopefully, […]

Art is created to express ideas and will often evoke a strong response in the viewer, so it is not surprising that poets have developed a […]

Hello Everyone, My focus in this blog is the power of symbolism combined with allusions. Symbolism is a powerful way for poets to build layers of […]

Hello Everyone, If you read my first post, you will know that I am dedicated to celebrating our literary heritage, so today I would like to […]

Hello Everyone, Today, I want to do a bit of time travelling back to the last couple of years of the 18th century and the first […]

When a poet maintains a metaphorical comparison throughout the poem, it is called an extended metaphor.  It is a favourite device of mine and I have […]

These poems on friendship are all short and are examples of my new poetic forms: Poetic Distillations, Poetic Memes and Memos to Self. They reflect the […]

This task is suitable for Year 9 students and employs a range of higher-order thinking based on multiple genres such as drama, poetry, songs, newspaper articles […]

Poets write with a purpose. Our literary heritage has so much to teach us. Here is an opportunity to identify multiple themes explored by Shakespeare and […]

Here are two poems which may change your attitude towards those who are suffering the effects of unemployment. One is a powerful extended metaphor poem by […]

We all need a laugh. Sometimes something makes us smile. Sometimes we laugh out loud. And sometimes we laugh because we feel uncomfortable about the terrible […]

This worksheet explores the many forms of loss we experience on our journey through life. It has been created for secondary students to both reflect on […]

Hello Everyone Today, I would like to offer an alternative vision of society from the one that seems to dominate our book shops, media, social media, […]

Hello Everyone, Last Saturday morning, I went to a preview of the Ramsay Art Prize at our ever-stimulating Art Gallery of South Australia. As always, it […]

Hello Everyone, This evening, I spent a wonderful hour at the Hallett Cove Library, learning more about the life of the American writer, Edgar Allan Poe […]

Hi Everyone, Today is a sad day. Let me explain. Ever since I have lived in Warradale, I have had the joy of experiencing an ancient […]

Hi Everyone, Well, we have launched ourselves into the new year . . . whether we are ready for it or not! Judging from the 62 […]

Hello Everyone, I took a trip down our national memory lane last Saturday at the Archibald Centenary showing at AGSA. It was a tremendous exhibition from […]

Hello Everyone,   As we are in Advent, my thoughts have turned to waiting. We seem to spend a great deal of our lives waiting. Our […]

Hello Everyone,   It has been four months since I launched my first two poetry books. In that time, I have been teaching Orwell’s text, Nineteen […]

Hi and Welcome to my Website! I’m thrilled to announce the start of my new venture which will officially kick off at the beginning of March […]