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G'day.
Hinemoana Baker, Arts Queensland 2009 Poet in
Residence 2009, at Blackall's Black Stump.
Kia ora Cobbers.
Well, I'm just over half way through my residency here in Queensland and it's been a whirl of readings, gigs, dinosaur metatarsels and ferris wheels. In the six weeks I've been here I've been so impressed with the country and the way it's looking after me.
Read my Queensland Poet in Residence Blog.
I've already spent ten days in the outback, in Blackall and Longreach, and next week I'm heading out again, this time southwest, on a steam train. Myself and two other writers will be visiting and reading at Toowoomba, Roma, Chinchilla and Charleville. When I get back I'll be performing at the Queensland Poetry Festival, and then in September, the Brisbane Writers Festival. More details at the top of my news page.
The Story Bridge, Brisbane
Massive thanks to the three partners in this particular crime:
- Arts Queensland
- The Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts (I'm living here as well as performing here - right in the heart of Fortitude Valley, right beside the river - it's awesome!)
- The Queensland Writers Centre - I urge all you writers to check these folks out. They run all sorts of courses and have a fantastic website. Next year I'm gonna 'Write a Novel in a Year'.
I'm writing a series of poems from my time here, working title 'fossiliferous'. I'm also creating a 'sound poem', to be launched just before I leave, featuring some text and field recordings from my time in Blackall and Longreach. At the moment it's called 'gondwanavista'. And in my spare time (ha!) I'm mentoring local poets, soaking up the local Speedpoets and making a short film of my favourite Fortitude Valley locations...
So stop distracting me.
Brolga birds, Longreach
Missing you fullas.
Aroha
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