Michael Farrell
Writing a line, as if from bed, on a lovely, handmade
organ based on Gerald Murnane, the Goroke novelist
last seen pouring a glass of amber silk and swaying
imperceptibly enough to be called coincidental to Hot
... (read more)He went down to the shed to look for a chook
a particular one he’d seen earlier that morning
one he realised he’d never seen before, and
that seemed to have disappeared. It was brown
with white markings, distinctive, like wallpaper ...
Walking the streets, reading his books
in the cafés and bars, this was his over-
riding question: would he be liked in
prison?
He was not particularly bad, or good, or
graceful, or skeptical. He reckoned he
belonged to the median when it came to
the smokers of Lwów: but would he be
liked in prison?
States of Poetry 2016 VIC Podcast | 'C.O.U.N.T.R.Y' by Michael Farrell
Wednesday, 29 June 2016In this episode of Australian Book Review's States of Poetry podcast, Michael Farrell reads 'C.O.U.N.T.R.Y' which features in the 2016 Victorian anthology.
... (read more)States of Poetry 2016 VIC Podcast | 'Fancy' by Michael Farrell
Wednesday, 29 June 2016In this episode of Australian Book Review's States of Poetry podcast, Michael Farrell reads 'Fancy' which features in the 2016 Victorian anthology.
... (read more)States of Poetry 2016 VIC Podcast | 'New Dr Williams' by Michael Farrell
Wednesday, 29 June 2016In this episode of Australian Book Review's States of Poetry podcast, Michael Farrell reads 'Fancy' which features in the 2016 Victorian anthology.
... (read more)States of Poetry 2016 - Victoria | 'C.O.U.N.T.R.Y' by Michael Farrell
You feel this way, kind of free when you lie down
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States of Poetry 2016 - Victoria | 'Fancy' by Michael Farrell
I was riding a shark through Cork, just for the exercise of course
It might seem quaint but rather it was
Gorgeous, like an early morning courtyard
Imagine the dialogue. AC/DC confronts shark
shark repeats
shadow prime minister's
Gaffe
You guys are the white Australian Uluru. Fancy, say ...
States of Poetry 2016 - Victoria | 'New Dr Williams' by Michael Farrell
Who are you? You hear the song, the
Good line along with the others in the
Hair salon. That place for standing in; for< ...
States of Poetry 2016 - Victoria | 'Rich Tune' by Michael Farrell
Strawberries: a mania of strawberries on a
Turntable
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