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A portmanteau. A treasure trove. A time capsule. A poetry book. A diary. A photo album. Memories. Dreams. Wishes. Hopes. An open letter to an unsuspecting public. An intimate confession to close friends. A declaration of intent. A whisper of love. A personal record. An experiment in introspection. A performance space. A political rant. A wild yawp. Why do any of us publish our words and images online? Come, dream with me.
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When geeks conceive…
I promised blithespirit I would post this poem I wrote in 2003 in response to a question from frou_frou ...Why not?It's like this bodyis a new program, and the way I see it,first thing you do,check out all the menus,flip through the manual(read it later,...
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Protected: 34 weeks photo shoot
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Vale Dorothy Porter
Dorothy Porter, Australian poet, inspiration and mentor, has died of cancer aged 54.Dorothy, I first met you when I was 18. I was a young poet, bright and shiny-eyed, desperate to impress you. You were my new poetry teacher at the University of Technology, Sydney, and...
A human rights act for Australia
This is hugely important. It's the 60th anniversary of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights.The Australian Attorney-General has just announced a consultation panel to investigate the possibility of a Human Rights Act for Australia. We are one of the only...
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Squee!
Omigod, look at what Doug just made for Harper!Sooo cute!!!
Floorboards!
Took a while but here you go:The crib was gifted to us by the wonderful Vicki and Andrew and is currently just filled with cushions. We need to buy a new mattress (it's one of the things the SIDS people say you're not allowed to have second-hand) and I found an...
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I’ll be a post-feminist in a post-patriarchy
I've been meaning to do this post for a while now.Amnesty International recently promoted 16 days of an end to violence against women. One in three women in Australia will be victims of violence by someone intimately known to them in their lifetimes. I count myself as...
Administrivia
Theme changed due to multiple complaints about commenting issues. Also needed a "calm blue ocean" thing going on. For the record, if you hate someone's theme/commenting system, simply set your journal to view everyone else's journals in your style (can force...
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Protected: Congratulations, Grandpa Cloud!
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Phoenix Emberstone
passionate political poet
These are poems and meanderings that made their way to the page. I’d love to hear what you think of them. Want to get in touch? Drop me a line!
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I am also known as Ro Bersten, a communications specialist with more than 20 years’ experience. See my CV and professional projects.
