Henry Sheerwater (1984–2025) grew up in Sydney and gained a BA (English) at the University of New South Wales. He lived in Tasmania for many years, writing poetry and essays about ecology, war and literary culture.
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Vale Judith Mok
Sorry to learn of Judith Mok’s death last month. From The Hot Press Newsdesk – 28th November 2024 “Judith was a remarkable woman, a force of life, a powerhouse, with incredible life experience,” a statement from the Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris reads. Tributes are continuing to pour in for Judith Mok, following the sad news…
Vale Charles Simic
Charles Simic (May 9, 1938 – January 9, 2023) was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1990 for The World Doesn’t End.
Vale Hilary Mantel
British author Hilary Mantel, who won the Booker Prize twice for the first two books of her Wolf Hall trilogy, has died aged 70. I confess to not being familiar with her work, but her obituary speaks of her capacity for the historical novel—including the Wolf Hall trilogy wherein she writes of the 16th Century…
Vale: Chris Bailey
Stranded — The Saints, 1976
Vale Blaise van Hecke
Saddened to hear this…. A well-respected figure in the publishing industry and an avid ally of small press publishing in particular, Blaise van Hecke died suddenly on 13 March 2022. (ArtsHub)
Memorial service — Magenta Bliss (formerly jenny boult)
A memorial service/wake/poetry reading to remember and celebrate the life and work of Magenta Bliss (formerly Jenny Boult) will be held at Gallus Bar, 61 Cameron Street Launceston from 4.00 pm on Thursday 10 November.
Vale Ray Stuart
VALE RAY STUART Sad news. This from the Friendly Street Poets website: Friendly Street is saddened to learn of the recent death of Ray Stuart. Ray was a regular at Friendly Street for many years, making valuable contributions as poet and editor (co-editing Friendly Street Poetry Reader 24 with Jude Aquilina), Committee Member and Convenor. His warmth, wisdom, humour and poetry…
Vale Selwyn Pritchard
Saddened to learn poet Selwyn Pritchard passed away at the end of June. A lovely man … his poetry perhaps epitomised by a few words of intro that appear on his website: “I want poems which don’t distance themselves, hold aloof, poems about living against the background of collapsing democracy, religion, social life and the corporate greed…