(Prose Poem) Cassandra by Susan Hawthorne
The prose poem, Cassandra, is a summary of a long-standing interest I have in the interaction between the structure of knowledge and belief systems. In the late 1970s I wanted Read More …
The prose poem, Cassandra, is a summary of a long-standing interest I have in the interaction between the structure of knowledge and belief systems. In the late 1970s I wanted Read More …
Mid-twentieth century They said I shouldn’t live You see, I’m a girl My sister was not so lucky, she died of Read More …
The language in my tongue My tongue has blossomed in my mouth It is filled with language It spreads like a big red balloon With language caught inside Read More …
Read all posts by Susan Hawthorne. Susan Hawthorne is the author of fourteen books of poetry, fiction and non-fiction. Her poetry collection Cow (2011) was shortlisted for the Kenneth Slessor Poetry Prize Read More …
This is such an excellent book for those of us who desire Her. It is a wonderful reframing and restoration of characters and events from the archives of consciousness: not Read More …
there was a time when we called the sky Eos Ushas Aphrodite Astarte Ishtar Isis of course of course and those others Circe Calypso Arianrhod Medea Semele. all Read More …
the many-breasted ones are here in droves from Rome comes Lupa in company with harpies griffins and Egyptian phoenix they howl and call like a rabble of banshees Read More …
Susan Hawthorne is the author of fourteen books of poetry, fiction and non-fiction. Her poetry collection Cow (2011) was shortlisted for the Kenneth Slessor Poetry Prize in the 2012 NSW Premier’s Literary Read More …
“The project is about how history is told, how many stories are left out and how many texts are simply lost: sometimes by time and neglect, at other times because Read More …