Poetry and verse

10 Mar 2018 | Dr Laurie Keim reviews a new, rich book of poetry and, within it, he traces the fault lines in the ...

2 Jul 2017 | Homeless, a poem by Laurie Keim.

27 Jan 2017 | The Bigots, a poem by Laurence Keim.

7 Jan 2017 | After the launch of Love Letters to the World, in November 2016, George Genovese reflects on how ...

19 Dec 2016 | A poem on the rise of President-elect Donald Trump, by Dr Laurence Keim.

18 May 2016 | On Friday 20 May 2016, the Sydney Writers' Festival is holding a special tribute to Bob Ellis (see ...

6 Jun 2015 | I think that I shall never see, a minister as useless as Brandis, G.

16 May 2015 | A letter to our children, by Mathias and Josh.

12 May 2015 | The Bard at work on an epic tragedy.

14 Mar 2015 | In light of recent events, the threatened closure of Indigenous communities and the police attack ...

9 Mar 2014 | Gee sings the song of Tony A, who fancied an heiress of uncommon size.

14 Sep 2013 | Tony Abbott walks both sides of the fence, writes Michael Aiken — his buffoonish image assuages ...

30 Jun 2013 | When politics gets too intense or sleazy, Gee looks at pictures of Anthony Albanese. ...

25 Apr 2013 | A poem by an ANZAC comrade, WR Whiteside, written at Whakatane in New Zealand, 3 April 1947. ...

30 Mar 2013 | A different sort of Easter message, though one no less poignant, from IA satirist – and pass ...

8 Oct 2012 | As anxious 2GB staff contact their agents, Alan Jones spends the quiet ad break moments composing ...

12 Mar 2012 | It’s been just on 35 years since Les Murray’s 'The Vernacular Republic' selection of poems was ...

7 Jan 2012 | Here’s the problem with life... You work really hard your whole life so you can lay back and ...

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