Tag: babble
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“Pretender” (after Madonna Ciccone)
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4 min read
I may have a thousand hands but that doesn’t make me a Bodhisattva – in fact, the only things my hands are good for are mundane things, practical tasks, not spiritual enlightenment. I use my thousand hands to play five hundred games of solitaire against myself and whenever I win the cards cascade like a…
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‘There’s a wild Jack Russell in the Moon’ (audio)
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1 min read
My poem ‘There’s a wild Jack Russell in the Moon’ was published in We Will Disappear (2007).
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alicia sometimes: BULK ACE!
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2 min read
Just in case anyone was suffering under the impression that I’m something of a man’s man, here’s a little image I look at every time I visit the wonderful Page 4 website of Australasia’s most popular, talented and BULK ACE poet, alicia ‘sassy pants’ sometimes! Seeing her in action on the wheels of steel last…
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Justin Heazlewood at Babble!
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2 min read
After the non-appearance of rumoured Irish headline act Neil, Babble punters could be forgiven for suspecting that uber-host Sean M. Whelan’s response might be to rope in some amateur or half-baked talent to act as the feature performer at last night’s event. Those of little faith might consider working on that aspect of their personality…
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My Body Is A Radio: audio
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1 min read
My body is a plastic radio tuned to static.
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Babble post mortem and pics
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2 min read
My re-baptism of fire on the Melbourne spoken word circuit last night during my Babble feature provided me with some food for thought about how to get the most out of performance poetry.