This poem was recently published by the UK literary journal 'Envoi'. It also appeared in Scintillae 2012.
Image: tile of 'Europe After the Rain' by Max Ernst (1940s).
Dr Ian Irvine (Hobson) is the author of two novels, a book of poetry and an acclaimed nonfiction book on chronic forms of alienation and ennui. His works have featured in various Australian national writing anthologies as well as in over 100 journals and magazines. He has co-edited over 20 writing anthologies and has taught as a creative arts educator and sometimes course coordinator since 1994. He is the founder and chief songwriter of the alt. rock band Interstitium, and was also the lead singer and co-songwriter of Australian alt rock band "Goya's Child (Original)" before his departure in 1994.
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Reviewed by Ria Banerjee (Reader)
Reviewed on October 26, 2010
A new member.. a new reader.. a new follower of course.. substance depicting life n beyond !
brilliant
Quintessential poetry. I see the thousand-year cycle mix of mythology and archaeology, the more things change, the more things stay the same, Ian...a pleasure to be in your den tonight...Be well. Blessed Be.
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Love,
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Intriguing traces of Life and History.
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Blessings,
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