by Anne Skyvington | Aug 11, 2024 | Poetry
Judith Wright has been called ‘the conscience of the nation’ for her commitment to the environment and Aboriginal land rights. Nevertheless, it is for her poetry that she is best remembered, poetry which has helped shape Australia’s perception of...
by Anne Skyvington | Jul 28, 2024 | Poetry, Writing Spirit
Research book (a gem) that I discovered and used for this post: The Penguin Book of Spiritual Verse: 110 Poets on the Divine: [Edited by Kaveh Akbar, Penguin Random House UK, 2022] Rumi: 1207- Lift Now the Lid of the Jar of Heaven Many Sufis believed that alcoholic...
by Anne Skyvington | Mar 20, 2024 | Writing Australia
A Personal Journey The 1970s were a time of great change in Australia. This post is based on my memories of that time and the beginning of the Women’s Movement in Sydney, Australia. By 1972, the fledgling beginnings of a feminist movement were evident in...
by Anne Skyvington | Mar 8, 2024 | Writing Topics
What are the four waves of feminism? And what comes next? I have republished this article by Sharon Crozier-De Rosa from “The Conversation” under a Creative Commons license. Sharon Crozier-De Rosa, University of Wollongong In Western countries,...
by Anne Skyvington | Mar 4, 2024 | Guest Post, Writing Australia
Anne says: I’m reposting this today, as it is so very relevant to all of us as we age, and risk losing loved ones who are also ageing. My dear Grandma used to say how it’s those that are left who suffer, not the dying. And as Ian shows us, you can be...
