This week we talk to prize-winning poet and short story writer, Tricia Dearborn, about her short story ‘Dancing with the Machine’ which is published in Landmarks – the latest anthology curated by Spineless Wonders. During this interview we discover her favourite Australian landscape, who inspires her writing and what inspired her latest micro-lit, ‘Dancing with the Machine.’ … Read More
This week we ask Aboriginal Rights activist, Evelyn Araluen, about her short story ‘Museum’ which is published in Landmarks – the latest anthology curated by Spineless Wonders. During this interview we discover her favourite Australian landscape, who inspires her writing and what inspired her latest micro-lit, ‘Museum.’ Follow Us: Share this page:
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which will appear in Writing To The Edge? I’d been to see an exhibition of works by Kenyan-born, New York-based artist Wangechi Mutu at the MCA. It featured the installation Exhuming Gluttony: Another Requiem, which had wine bottles oozing liquid onto a large wooden table in a … Read More
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which will appear in Writing To The Edge? The memory of my sister and I climbing the pine trees at the side of the house was prompted by her sudden death after a short illness. I began thinking of the shape of our lives, how we seemed … Read More
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which will appear in Writing To The Edge? Her dark ground began as a very short piece in a format I often use to develop ideas. It worked well enough to warrant expansion, even though its scale is still very modest. I love how there is really … Read More
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which will appear in Writing To The Edge? Both prose poems that will appear in WTTE reflect some frustration I feel about current political and environmental situations. But they started with the small detail–in one poem, from a bit of internet browsing (often a source of wonder … Read More
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which will appear in Writing To The Edge? The piece is what I would call a sequence of prose poems, and is mostly made up of observations I made in the rather colourful suburb of Brisbane where I live. Some of these observations are real, and some … Read More
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which will appear in Writing To The Edge? My poem “moth words” is a series of thoughts, maxims, images and philosophical whims. I try to write in a style that is open to a number of interpretations. I very much like writing to suggest as much as … Read More
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which will appear in Writing To The Edge? Exchanges is based loosely on my own experiences. I wanted to convey that awkward time when you must get to know your parent’s new partner, which becomes much more difficult when you don’t share a common language. The story … Read More
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which will appear in Writing To The Edge? My research at the time was focusing on interruptions to the mundane. I ended up writing a lot about public transport and concepts of privacy in public spaces. I was thinking about the way people negotiate the balance of … Read More
