Thanks for reading the books, both Jill and Bill.
Yes, Jill, people do praise your work on that blog, I say as a past
blogger, but hardly anyone comments. Too hard? Some hurdles? I had a number
of emails, but very few comments. I'll 'comment' just to bring numbers up.
Andrew
On 28 August 2012 19:05, Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Thanks, Jill. Some ripe thoughts here. I too was impressed with the
> physical sensation of holding Andrew Burke's Undercover of Lightness. Soon
> I may even open it.
>
> Just kidding. Andrew, I too have 'stood in Australia's backyard/and felt
> the feet that have gone before' me.
>
> It shouldn't matter I suppose but I too, Jill, am put off by today's
> oversized novel formats which no longer slip into the back pocket.
>
> Cheers,
> Bill
>
> On 28/08/2012, at 2:23 PM, Jill Jones wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I've been a bit busy and distracted recently. Just got back from Qld
> > where I was being a poet at a festival.
> >
> > But - thought you might be interested in some posts I'm doing this
> > month as blogger for the Australian literary journal, Southerly.
> >
> > http://southerlyjournal.com.au/
> >
> > First post was about some poetry books. About the book object, so not
> > a review, though I mention books by 4 Australian poets and one
> > American published in the UK.
> >
> > Second post is a short homage to Phyllis Webb, not analytic just an
> > effusion on a couple of things, with an initial sidestep towards
> > Ashbery's prose.
> >
> > Third post - not there when I looked, but in the pipelines, maybe
> > tomorrow - will be a bit about the Qld Poetry Fest, mainly thoughts
> > about writing place, with reference to a number of poets and poems but
> > especially a. rawlings (another Canadian!) and Nick Powell, emerging
> > Aust poet
> >
> > A fourth is still in my head but am hoping it eventuates in the next
> > 24 hours, and then appears before end of week, end of month.
> >
> > If you like anything there, be lovely to get a comment on the blog.
> > But have a read anyway.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Jill
> >
> > ________________________
> > Jill Jones
> > www.jilljones.com.au
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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Andrew
http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
'Undercover of Lightness'
http://walleahpress.com.au/recent-publications.html
'Shikibu Shuffle'
http://abovegroundpress.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/new-from-aboveground-press-shikibu.html
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