Tag: poetry

  • All the world’s lights went out an hour ago – Renee Farrugia

    All the world’s lights went out an hour ago – Renee Farrugia

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    The sky will be here soon.  Parts of it have arrived early, embracing the outer neighbourhoods,  Where the lawns were quilted in cockatoos.  There’s nothing left there anymore.    The clouds got here first, though.  A few months ago.  Stuffy, hot things,  Swimming when I walk.    Mountains have curled up and hidden,  Whimpering beneath…

  • Talking Poetry: Free Verse on RadioU

    Talking Poetry: Free Verse on RadioU

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    Kirsten Hammermeister
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    The university’s very own radio station was formed last semester and features a diverse range of news, music and entertainment hosted by students for students. I got to chat with the two hosts of a poetry show and discovered how they’re hoping to make waves in the local poetry scene. Kirsten: Tell me a little…

  • Cafe – Mark Russell

    Cafe – Mark Russell

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    Afternoon.   It is almost the close of the quiet café– The boy waiting waits for the ticking of time. But the hope that he had for a smidgin of time To himself after work is destroyed– It’s splattered and spluttered Like smashed avocado on Tables And honey on hands. As the time ticks to…

  • [ ] – David Allen

    [ ] – David Allen

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  • Garden of Evil – Paige Jenkins

    Garden of Evil – Paige Jenkins

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    In the lead up to the winners reveal for our 2023 writing contest, Tertangala is showing some of the work submitted by UOW talent. Our first is a poem from Paige Jenkins. Enjoy!  I tiptoe down the green sea od fading blues to yellow as the darkness gives way to the eerie discolouration on an…

  • The Tertangala Prose and Poetry Contest

    The Tertangala Prose and Poetry Contest

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    Looking for a writing contest that values your unconventional ideas? Want a chance to experiment with your writing AND get praise for it? The Tertangala Prose and Poetry Contest is looking for your best contemporary work. You’ll be judged against four criteria: experimentation, originality, engagement and skill. Each winner from two categories – prose and…

  • Poetry: Psychopomp

    Poetry: Psychopomp

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    Malachi Sigmund
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    Lijiang marketplace. The moon gleamed like an eye. I, a man, With no teeth, and no eyes, Bit the head of a child, And leer from the rooftops as the streets are taken By the procession of a one hundred demons, Each writhing and screaming and more bloated Each one more foul an abomination than…