Join me in (finally) celebrating the launch of The Ballad of the Bunny and Other Poems: The Diary of a Car Crash and Beyond with a LIVE online poetry reading. I’ve been planning this for so long, but life (and post concussion syndrome) got in the way…! I will be going LIVE on Sunday May 12th at 6:00pm AEST. (Sunday May 12th 9:00am BST). The event will last approximately 45 minutes and be streamed on my Facebook and YouTube channels. Let me know if I will be seeing you here! help raise funds for those affected by road trauma I…

Had an excellent morning in Barwon Heads today! Fuelled by the sunshine, sea air and Nutella donuts, Don and I visited the Indie Author Book Fair at Barwon Heads Community Hall. The space was thoughtfully laid out, allowing each local writer room to promote their wares and to form connections with like-minded creatives. Apart from the obvious passion for their craft -tangible from the moment we stepped through the door- I was struck by how many of the authors I spoke with had started/ returned to writing as a result of trauma. An advocate for the potency of poetry for…