they say Pluto is no longer a planet that it got too big for its boots but …
I thought, when you flew over and asked in earnest if my honey jar was ornamental …
I searched in glaciers and caves to find the yarn to knit over the holes in me…
I didn’t think to … did you? I just held back from just falling in …
poem: learning Auslan. There are so many ways learning Auslan positively impacts my life. This is just a small ‘thank you for sharing your language with me’ kinda poem.
Dear Petal, a reminder that little sanctuaries are possible. Fetch the foot cream, turn on the tunes and contemplate that ever-reaching night sky.
It’s National Road Safety Week in Australia and I find myself watching a quiz show hosted by Paul McDermott. The intersections are gaining on me, but it’s a question about…
Lovingly hand-stitched, little love song is a response to the exhibition theme ‘Swatch’.
Some years ago I wrote little concrete poems for a large, very concrete space. They were turned into street signs and pinned in place. They are still there…
A sphere-like mess of tangled betrayal lies at the base of my spine. A collation of mistrust and misdeeds, those fine strands of spinifex that bind together so easily into…
our breath exchange is paused. lingering …
Today, I’m snuffing red rose petals remembering those times before social media when I would write poems not status updates.
“human you are a cell within the body of the work” (with(in)side) out is a thought-data experiment, invites you to dissect the uncertainties of your own form.
I love … that poetry never truly achieves its original or specific goal, but touches upon another deeply and with no remorse.
an unfortunate account of my first time in publishing If you asked me how I am feeling right now, the answer would be sad but simple: broken. I feel raw…
in this place called mine audio visual poem, indigo eli, 2012 outdoor screening at PLACE 2012, Australian Institute of Architects Take Your Place film competition joint winner, 27+ age category © Indigo…
Performed at the 2011 Australian Poetry Slam National Final in the Sydney Theatre © Indigo Eli. Terms of Use.
Produced and broadcast by ABC Radio National, 2011 project producer: Gretchen Miller reading: Rebecca Massey sounds: Russell Stapleton poem: indigo eli Dear Madame, for the budgie known as Madame Flap…
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