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Rochford Street Press is committed to publishing work which pushes boundaries. Edited by Mark Roberts & Linda Adair on Darug & Gundungurra land. https://rochfordstreetreview.com/
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From the archives 1988. The Ultimate Commitment – Mark Roberts reviews Michael Dransfield: 'Collected Poems'

Michael Dransfield Collected Poems. University of Queensland Press 1987

First published in Southerly Volume 48. No 4. 1988.

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From the archives 1988. The Ultimate Commitment – Michael Dransfield: 'Collected Poems'
First published in Southerly Volume 48. No 4. 1988.
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From the archives 1989. 'Hitting the Wall' by David Foster. This review was first published in 'Australian Book Review' Issue 109 April 1989.

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Rochford Street Review issue 43. Surprising views and tender portals: Debbie Lim launches The Ease of Eggs’ by Benjamin Dodds.

"This effortless slipping across settings and subjects and forms seems to reflect his lively curiosity."

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Surprising views and tender portals: Debbie Lim launches The Ease of Eggs’ by Benjamin Dodds
A Dodds poem may be as likely to be set in a classroom as on a farm paddock as on a film screen. It may take the form of couplets, stepped stanzas, a concrete poem, a list or even an erasure.
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Rochford Street review Issue 42. Jack Galmitz: 2 Poems

Jack Galmitz was born in 1951 in New York City. He holds a Ph.D from the University of Buffalo in modern American Literature.

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Jack Galmitz: 2 Poems
Jack Galmitz was born in 1951 in New York City. He holds a Ph.D from the University of Buffalo in modern American Literature. His work has appeared in print and digital poetry venues. He was a long…
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Rochford Street Review @rochfordstreview.bsky.social · 4d
From the archives 1986.The Alphabet of Pain – Two books by Jenny Boult

'“i” is a versatile character', WAV Publications, 1986. 'Flight 39,' Abalone Press. 1986.. Both by Jenny Boult. Reviewed by Mark Roberts. First published in Tribune 23 July 1986.

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From the archives 1986.The Alphabet of Pain – Two books by Jenny Boult
'“i” is a versatile character', WAV Publications, 1986. 'Flight 39,' Abalone Press. 1986.. Both by Jenny Boult. Reviewed by Mark Roberts. First published in Tribune 23 July 1986.
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Rochford Street Review @rochfordstreview.bsky.social · 4d
Rochford Street Review Issue 42. A heartfelt attempt to capture the fragility of life: Barbara Dunne reviews ‘Mimesis’ By Michael Quinn and Joe Boske.

"Many of Michael Quinn’s poems deal with the personal and collective trauma in the Irish psyche".

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A heartfelt attempt to capture the fragility of life: Barbara Dunne reviews ‘Mimesis’ By Michael Quinn and Joe Boske
Many of Michael Quinn’s poem deal with the personal and collective trauma in the Irish psyche.
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Rochford Street Review @rochfordstreview.bsky.social · 5d
Rochford Street Review Issue 43. Sarah Meehan: 3 Poems.

Sarah Meehan lives and writes amongst the creeks and mountains of Jinibara land (Sunshine Coast hinterland). Her work has been published in Australia, Ireland, the UK and the USA.
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Sarah Meehan: 3 Poems
Sarah Meehan lives and writes amongst the creeks and mountains of Jinibara land (Sunshine Coast hinterland). Her work has been published in Australia, Ireland, the UK and the USA, including in The …
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Rochford Street Review @rochfordstreview.bsky.social · 7d
Funding Art in Australia – An interview with Donald Horne (1985). First published in The Tribune Winter Reading Issue (No 2388) 7 August 1985.

"We should be looking at ways to provide people with other views of life rather than just the economic."

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Funding Art in Australia – An interview with Donald Horne (1985)
First published in The Tribune Winter Reading Issue (No 2388) 7 August 1985
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Rochford Street Review Issue 43. Vast, unquenchable curiosity: Les Wicks launches ‘Sejours en France et autre pays’ by Ron Wilkins

""Firstly, one has to marvel at the vast, unquenchable curiosity that runs through Ron’s work.

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Vast, unquenchable curiosity: Les Wicks launches ‘Sejours en France et autre pays’ by Ron Wilkins
Firstly, one has to marvel at the vast, unquenchable curiosity that runs through Ron’s work. There is a global shortage of this invaluable human trait. You find it everywhere in this book from comm…
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Rochford Street Review @rochfordstreview.bsky.social · 11d
From the archives. 'The Unspeak Poems & other Verses'.

" ‘Political poet’ is his badge, and Thorne wears it with pride, almost with defiance. These poems call out the hypocrisy of warring & the way it’s reported, but we never lose sight of the poetry.'

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From the archives, 2015, Mark Roberts reviews Tim Thorne’s 'The Unspeak Poems and other Verses'.
The Unspeak Poems and other Verses by Tim Thorne Walleah Press, 2014. First published in Cordite, 19 February 2015.
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Rochford Street Review @rochfordstreview.bsky.social · 11d
At Live Poets at Don Bank tonight! MARK ROBERTS presents ‘The Office of Literary Endeavour’. Poet As Witness will demonstrate how verse-persons process experience! Open Section. 6 Napier St Nth Sydney 7.30 pm. $10 entry includes supper and drinks.
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Rochford Street Review @rochfordstreview.bsky.social · 13d
Substack post from Mark Roberts - From the archives 2019. A Personal Sense of Place and History: Mark Roberts reviews ‘Bloodroot’ by Annemarie Ni Churreain

"This is an extraordinary connection, finely crafted and rooted in place, politics and history.

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A Personal Sense of Place and History: Mark Roberts reviews ‘Bloodroot’ by Annemarie Ni Churreain
Bloodroot by Annemarie Ni Churreain, Doire Press 2017. First published in Rochford Street Review Jan 2019
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Rochford Street Review @rochfordstreview.bsky.social · 13d
Rochford Street Review Issue 43. Guth a thabhairt (Giving voice): Michael Witts reviews Seang (Hungering) by Anne Casey

"This beautiful collection is both a joy to read and a challenge."

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Guth a thabhairt (Giving voice): Michael Witts reviews Seang (Hungering) by Anne Casey
This beautiful collection is both a joy to read and a challenge. Each poem stands as part of a carefully curated section. The sections combine to form a collection which demands to be read as a who…
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Rochford Street Review @rochfordstreview.bsky.social · 14d
Substack post from Mark Roberts - From the archives (1993): Combined Review - Minga Street: New & Selected Poems, Craig Powell. 1993. Selected Poems: 1973-1992, Gary Catalano, Flagging Down Time, Jill Jones, The Distribution of Voice, Martin Harrison.

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Combined review of 'Minga Street: New and Selected Poems, Craig Powell, 'Selected Poems: 1973-1992', Gary Catalano, 'Flagging Down Time', Jill Jones & The Distribution of Voice, Martin Harrison
From the archives. First published in 'SCARP' 23, October 1993
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Rochford Street Review @rochfordstreview.bsky.social · 15d
Rochford Street Review Issue 43. A celebration of informed and fruitful difference: Gig Ryan launches ‘The Wallace Line’ by Jennifer Mackenzie

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A celebration of informed and fruitful difference: Gig Ryan launches ‘The Wallace Line’ by Jennifer Mackenzie
Jennifer Mackenzie’s work is often ekphrastic, inspired by, or growing out from, another work of art. She doesn’t describe that work of origin, as if outside of it, but becomes thoroughly embedded,…
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Rochford Street Review @rochfordstreview.bsky.social · 19d
Rochford Street Review Issue 43. Vale Moya Costello.

Rochford Street Review was shocked and saddened to learn of the death of writer, editor, academic and wine critic Moya Costello.

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Vale Moya Costello
Rochford Street Review was shocked and saddened to learn of the death  of writer, editor, academic and wine critic Moya Costello.
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Rochford Street Review @rochfordstreview.bsky.social · 20d
Rochford Street Review Issue 42 – 2025:2 has been archived.

Issue 43 will begin loading over the coming days.

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Issue 42 – 2025:2 has been archived
We have archived Issue 42 of Rochford Street Review. Issue 43 will start loading in the coming days.
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Rochford Street Review @rochfordstreview.bsky.social · 25d
Rochford Street Review Issue 42. 2025 Tasmanian Poetry Festival

The Tasmanian Poetry Festival was founded in 1985 by poet and activist Tim Thorne.

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2025 Tasmanian Poetry Festival
The Tasmanian Poetry Festival was founded in 1985 by poet and activist Tim Thorne. Thorne’s contribution to poetry in Tasmania and beyond is remembered each year by the awarding of the Tim Th…
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Rochford Street Review @rochfordstreview.bsky.social · Oct 1
Rochford Street Review Issue 42: Kate Newmann: 3 Poems

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Kate Newmann: 3 Poems
Kate Newmann is an Irish poet. She read at the 25th Medellin International Poetry Festival, Colombia, and at the Himalayan Echoes Festival in Nainital, India. She has been involved in many projects…
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Rochford Street Review @rochfordstreview.bsky.social · Sep 30
David Brooks and Louise Wakeling raise the bar for nature on World Animal Day at Katoomba

Raising the Bar for Nature on World Animal Day, Sat, 4 Oct, 6pm – 9pm AEST at the Blue Mountains Planetary Health Centre, 33-39 Acacia St, Katoomba NSW 2780.

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David Brooks and Louise Wakeling raise the bar for nature on World Animal Day at Katoomba
Raising the Bar for Nature on World Animal Day, Sat, 4 Oct, 6pm – 9pm AEST at the Blue Mountains Planetary Health Centre, 33-39 Acacia St, Katoomba NSW 2780. Tickets $15 from Humantix Local p…
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Rochford Street Review @rochfordstreview.bsky.social · Sep 29
Rochford Street Review Issue 42. Breath-taking sentience: Cathal Ó Searcaigh introduces Kate Newmann at the Errigal Arts Event, Donegal, Ireland

"Her poetry is elegiac, meditative and grave. She is also gifted with the mystic’s intuitive insights."

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Breath-taking sentience: Cathal Ó Searcaigh introduces Kate Newmann at the Errigal Arts Event, Donegal, Ireland
With her first collection, The Blind Woman in the Blue House, Kate Newmann made her presence felt in Irish poetry. Since then she is a commanding voice, a poet who writes about the tumults of the h…
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Rochford Street Review @rochfordstreview.bsky.social · Sep 29
Rochford Street Review Issue 42. The harrowing task of truth telling: Judith Nangala Crispin reviews ‘The Nightmare Sequence’ by Omar Sakr and artist Safdar Ahmed

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The harrowing task of truth telling: Judith Nangala Crispin reviews ‘The Nightmare Sequence’ by Omar Sakr and artist Safdar Ahmed
The Nightmare Sequence is a profound and deeply moving act of truth-telling created by poet Omar Sakr and artist Safdar Ahmed. It is bravely published by University of Queensland Press, in an almos…
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Rochford Street Review @rochfordstreview.bsky.social · Sep 27
Rochford Street Review Issue 42. Upending common dichotomies: Leonie Bingham reviews ‘Parallax’ by Robin Morgan.
"Parallax is not an easy read, and demands re-reading, which is perhaps its intention."

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Upending common dichotomies: Leonie Bingham reviews ‘Parallax’ by Robin Morgan.
Parallax is not an easy read, and demands re-reading, which is perhaps its intention. Morgan explores and upends common dichotomies which, to the reader, are inherently familiar: chaos/ order, sani…
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Rochford Street Review @rochfordstreview.bsky.social · Sep 26
Rochford Street Review Issue 42. The layered structure of the house of poetry: Jennifer Compton launches ‘Intents’ by Anne Elvey.

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The layered structure of the house of poetry: Jennifer Compton launches ‘Intents’ by Anne Elvey
I met Anne Elvey quite a few yonks ago at a soup and haiku night Myron Lysenko hosted when he was living in Brunswick, before he did the tree change thing and relocated to Woodend. I had taken my k…
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Rochford Street Review @rochfordstreview.bsky.social · Sep 26
2/2 and, while we thought we could keep publishing on the road, we soon found out that unrealistic. As a result we have a bit of a backlog to clear and will try and catch up with everything we have missed over the coming week or so.