Poet, artist, musician & performer in outback rural Australia
Poetry on a Plate (PoaP) kicked off with a bang on Friday 22nd – a misfiring gas cooker, rain, power outages, and a stack of washing up were just there to add spice to the host of other pre-existing teething issues. – But we survived and will continue…
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Thought I would update you on this as I have switched from ‘paper boats’ to paper lanterns’ for the ‘Notes on a River’ project – I am keeping most of the ‘blog’ action on the project website – but there’s more info here if you are interested…
Yours truly has been selected to be a part of a project involving 10 artists across the Murray Darling Basin – lots of activity and many many small paper boats.
More fantastic stories from the icon of the Outback added, bush lawyers, outback pubs, vets, cleaners and fishing – all part of the fabric of daily life – put the kettle on and go to If You Know Bourke.
“If you know Bourke, You knowAustralia” – that was the poet’s claim
Still there’s much about the place that is unknown just the same
So we’re talking to the locals, in their home and at their work
To try and find just what it is you know – If you know Bourke !”
….I have just uploaded the first series of pieces for this project – you can find them here and see what you think
I had a fortuitous meeting with a man and his camera who made this for me in no time at all – Darren Grigg – griggmedia.com.au LEGEND !
Also a video for Dorrigo here and more to come, including My Darling.
“An answer for you?” interrupted Deep Thought majestically. “Yes, I have.”
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“Of Life, the Universe and Everything …” said Deep Thought.
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“Is … ” said Deep Thought, and paused.
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“Forty-two,” said Deep Thought, with infinite majesty and calm. …
“Forty-two!” …… “Is that all you’ve got to show for seven and a half million years’ work?”
“I checked it very thoroughly,” said the computer, “and that quite definitely is the answer. I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you’ve never actually known what the question is.”
Thanks to the magic of my personal web guru, Andrew Drane (bushroots.com) The new look ‘hullyjoe’ website is on the air. Why ‘hullyjoe’ you ask ? – and the answer to that can only be given barefoot, on the banks of the Darling, with a mock chicken leg slowly sizzling on the barbie, and an icy cold bottle of splashe in hand…..so I’ll tell you when you get here.
There will be regular updates of new artworks, new poems and new projects…feel free to browse, comment, contact, and share.
