Sightings Sample and Interview on Spineless Wonders
Now that the Sleepers Almanac Number 8 is safely out in print, I thought it would be safe to offer an extract from 'Sighting'.
Gender Barbecuing
I'd heard the term 'sausage fest' used a bit too often to describe groups of men. When women started using it to describe literary awards lists, I started to wonder if the joke had gone too far . . .
Poems Published – The Age, Westerly, Cordite
The above newspapers and journals have either published (or accepted for publication) three recent poems.
Article on Homosexuality and the Church
I wrote a piece about the above for Catholic online magazine, Eureka Street. It stirred up some debate. You can read the article here and post your thoughts.
The McGere Family Poetry Half Hour – 22 March
Fresh from shocking La Mama Poetica audiences in 2012, my very altered ego, Rob McGere, freelance construction worker and poet, is back to tread the boards. Or maybe rip them up.
Hop on the Poetry Bus with Me
On Friday 15 March from 5.30 pm, I'll be riding and reading on the Poetry Bus. This unique event is part of VU literature promotor Bruno Lettieri's 'Rotunda: Conversations with Australian Writers' series.
Story in Sleepers Almanac 2013
Sleepers Publishing have chosen my story 'Sighting', one of the longest 'short stories' I've written, for publication in the 2013 Sleepers Almanac.