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
Writing to the Edge interviews
Writing to the Edge with Alana Kelsall
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
Writing to the Edge with Richard Holt
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
Writing to the Edge with Hilary Hewitt
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
Writing to the Edge with Jonathan Hadwen
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
Writing to the Edge with Kevin Gillam
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
Writing to the Edge with Alexia Derbas
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
Writing to the Edge with Romana Dalgleish
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
Writing to the Edge with Lauren Aimee Curtis
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which will appear in Writing To The Edge? Dream Baby was based on a dream I had. I don’t normally use my dreams when I write because I often have vivid, nonsensical nightmares, and who wants to read about that? Even when there’s something there, it’s usually … Read More
Writing to the Edge with Nick Couldwell
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which will appear in Writing To The Edge? A memory inspired this story; a small image, a tiny chunk of nostalgia at the edge of my mind. The bones of this story are autobiographical. My father and I would fish and camp around the back beaches of … Read More
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