David Prater is an Australian-born writer, editor and parent. His interests include mince pies, ice hockey and Joy Division.
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LOL: Issue 1 and the Internet Post-Avant
Well, that was interesting!
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Lee Ranaldo: Hello from the American Desert
How can a book review capture a live concert experience?
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Cordite 28: Secret Cities (2008)
… although by the time you read this post you’re probably already aware of its ‘appearance’, not just via the 28: Secret Cities index page but also through RSS feeds (which ‘leaked through’ even though the public website was in ‘maintenence’ mode), my own perhaps inadvertant leaks via my Facebook update, a Facebook Cordite group…
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Cordite 27: Experience (2008)
After lengthy delays, Cordite 27 Experience is now ready to go, with new poetry posted daily beginning February 8 2008 – hey, that was last week! Yikes! Join our guest editor, actor-poet sensation Terry Jaensch and share the experiences of some of Australia’s most innovative and savvy poets! With a beautiful cover image by Emilie…
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Cordite 26.1: White Homes (2007)
Image: Chris Schedel: ‘White Homes, near Elgin, Illinois 2007’. Prose poetry is the new black. Join guest editor Kristina Marie Darling in celebrating all things prosodical in Cordite 26.1: White Homes, a special selection of work from ten of the USA’s finest exponents of the genre, including Erin M. Bertram, Joshua Clover, Robert Gibbons, Richard…
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Cordite 26: Innocence (2007)
Okay so I’m still messin’ around with the index page but the basic news is that Cordite 26 – Innocence is now online! It features 55 poems by 31 bulk ace and fully untold poets, all selected anonymously by our guest poetry editor, MTC Cronin. Dive in and taste the sweetness that is Cordite 26…
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Cordite 25: Generation of Zeroes (2006)
Cordite 25 – Generation of Zeroes is now online, featuring new works by a whole bunch of digitally cool poets including Carol Jenkins, Derek Motion, Elena Knox, Jill Jones, Joel Deane, Klare Lanson and more! Our special guest poetry editor and chanteuse extraordinaire alicia sometimes has done a terrific job balancing the ones and the…
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Cordite 24: Common Wealth (2006)
Cordite 24 – Common Wealth features over fifty new poems by Australian and international poets including Kris Hemensley, Kevin Brophy, Ban’ya Natsuishi, Carol Jenkins, Aileen Kelly, Rebekah Moon, Todd Swift, Diane Fahey and many more! Plus! Cordite 24.1 – Candylands: a special American poetry feature edited by Michael Farrell including poems by Catherine Daly, Kevin…
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Cordite 23: Children of Malley (2005)
Ern Malley, the original dromedary of Australian poetry, has been anthologised, criticised and mythologised beyond belief. It’s perhaps sobering to reflect that while Ern Malley’s creators, his twin Gepettos James McAuley and Harold Stewart along with his original sponsor Max Harris have passed from this world, Ern’s legend lives on. What is it about Ern…
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Cordite 22: Editorial Intervention (2005)
As the title suggests, Cordite 22: Editorial Intervention was devoted to editors. I solicited poetry and other works from over 20 Australian and international poetry editors. Cordite #22 is now online, featuring poems by poetry editors past and present, including Adrian Wiggins, Ali Alizadeh, alicia sometimes, Alison Croggan, Ban’ya Natsuishi and many more! I’ve even…