Nathan Shepherdson
States of Poetry 2016 QLD Podcast | 'the black hand of Badia Elmi' by Nathan Shepherdson
Thursday, 23 June 2016In this episode of Australian Book Review's States of Poetry podcast, Nathan Shepherdson reads his poem 'the black hand of Badia Elmi' which features in the 2016 Queensland anthology.
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States of Poetry Podcast - Series One
'the black hand of Badia Elmi' by Nathan Shepherdson | States of Poetry Queensland - Series One
Nathan Shepherdson
Monday, 22 February 2016
Nathan Shepherdson
Recording
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States of Poetry Queensland - Series One
'statements to forget when remembered' by Nathan Shepherdson | States of Poetry Queensland - Series One
Nathan Shepherdson
Monday, 22 February 2016
no one ha
s ever written
there is no gr
eater poem
than this one
no one ha
s ever written
there is no gr
eater poem
then this one
this poe ...
Published in
States of Poetry Queensland - Series One
'the notebooks of Mr & Mrs Emeritus' by Nathan Shepherdson | States of Poetry Queensland - Series One
Nathan Shepherdson
Monday, 22 February 2016
ironing the crease into her lung with your breath
the six words in end steam over blue charcoal in her eye
your hands arrive in separate envelopes on different days
and they are addressed to each other
even the earth in its eyedropper is not medicine to our mouths
it's the milk dispensed through holes in a flute that keeps us alive
Mr & Mrs Emeritus ...
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States of Poetry Queensland - Series One
About Nathan Shepherdson | States of Poetry Queensland - Series One
Australian Book Review
Monday, 22 February 2016
Nathan Shepherdson was born in Brisbane. He is the author of five books of poetry. He has won a number of awards including the Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize, The Newcastle Poetry Prize, and the Arts Queensland Val Vallis Award. ... (read more)
Published in
States of Poetry Queensland - Series One