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Cordite Poetry Review publishes its 50th full issue!

It's really pleasing to see how Cordite Poetry Review has flourished since Kent MacCarter took the reins back in 2012. Kent has truly injected a new sense of energy to the journal, and has just published the journal's 50th full issue, NO THEME IV, featuring 50 new poems edited by John Tranter and a whole swag of goodies including podcasts, films, essays and reviews.

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Davey Dreamnation
21 May 2015

SIPRI Yearbook 2012: its part in my downfall

Heh, heh. Well, not really. But in the spirit of Spike Milligan, one could say that the last six months, during which I've been working at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) as an editor, have well and truly opened my eyes to what's goin' ahn in this crazy, mixed up world.

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My Cordite Top Eleven!

In this post, I look back on my years as Managing Editor of Cordite Poetry Review, and pick my top eleven choicest moments from what has been a thrilling, exhausting and ultimately life-affirming rollercoaster ride of love and passion.

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Cordite–Prairie Schooner collaboration now online

Cordite–Prairie Schooner Fusion: Work (2012)

I’m very pleased to say that Work: A Cordite–Prairie Schooner Fusion is now online, and available for your cerebral delectation. But what is Prairie Schooner? And what do I mean by ‘co-feature’? And what the heck is ‘cerebral delectation’ anyway?…

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Stockholm Calling

Just like a Californian burrito maker, I've been preventing myself from spilling the beans by keeping them strictly under wraps (rim-shot!) but now seems as good a moment as any to announce that I will be moving to Stockholm. In ten days.

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Davey Dreamnation
21 January 2012

Cordite 35.2: Oz-ko (Hanguk-Hoju)

35.2: OZKO (한국-호주 | HANGUK-HOJU) cover image by Ivy Alvarez

Cordite Poetry Review No. 35.2: Oz-Ko 한국-호주 (Hanguk-Hoju) Poetry editor: Eun-Gwi Chung English translations: Eun-Gwi Chung and Brother Anthony of Taizé Released: 1 August 2011 Cover image: Ivy Alvarez Pandora archive (NLA)

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Davey Dreamnation
6 August 2011

I edited Cordite for 10 years, and all I got was this lousy screenshot montage

A screenshot montage of the history of Cordite Poetry Review

Still, as far as screenshot montages go, it's not so bad. Read my post over on Cordite celebrating ten years and 2,000 posts [Wayback archive].

Or, if you're feeling like taking a deep dive, check out A History of Cordite Poetry Review in Screenshots over on Flickr.

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Davey Dreamnation
4 July 2011

Cordite 35.1: Oz-Ko (Hoju-Hanguk)

Cordite Poetry Review No. 35.1: Oz-Ko (Hoju-Hanguk) Poetry editor: David Prater Hangul translations: 김재현 (Kim Gaihyun) and 김성현 (Kim Sunghyun) Released: 1 May 2011 Cover image: Ivy Alvarez Pandora archive (NLA)

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Cordite 35.0: Oz-Ko (Envoy)

Cordite Poetry Review No. 35.0: Oz-Ko (Hoju-Hanguk) Poetry editor: David Prater Released: 1 April 2011 Cover image: Ivy Alvarez Pandora archive (NLA)

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Davey Dreamnation
4 April 2011