Tag Archives: ecopoetry

Monster Duck

Posted on April 16, 2016 by anne norman

… the hidden meaning of haiku On Tuesday 5th, in South Hobart, all performances finished, I was preparing for a recording session scheduled for the next day. Having finished writing my part of a collaborative score for a new duo … Continue reading →

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Evening Cantillations

Posted on April 16, 2016 by anne norman

a gentle HA … and dusk begins in the tree beside the deck

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Dark Forest

Posted on April 11, 2016 by anne norman

28th March 2016 I awaken to a dark forest of lingering dreams. First to greet the predawn sky: two kookaburras. At the correct interval of planetary spin, I dimly hear another laughing pair. High falling whistles: a nameless bird joins … Continue reading →

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Campsite of fallen giants

Posted on April 11, 2016 by anne norman

26th & 27th March 2016: At our new campsite within another burnt forest “shoosshh; husshh” dead leaves call from overhead brown shapes float and flutter, gathering in pockets, between exploded mounds of scorched earth and hollow logs with smoking embers;

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pompoms

Posted on April 10, 2016 by anne norman

black trunks; green pompoms in just two days, so much change wallaby footprints! . photo by Daniel Hayley The next chapter in my Tarkine Adventure: -–> . Campsite of fallen giants few birds sing ..<–  The previous chapter

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few birds sing

Posted on April 9, 2016 by anne norman

24th & 25th March: While based at Arthur River, we spent one and a half days within our first burnt forest This and the header photo by Dan Hayley few birds sing or dart　through absent undergrowth and brittle canopies; no … Continue reading →

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Sculpture Park

Posted on April 8, 2016 by anne norman

Who is the master gardener of this surreal autumnal sculpture park? In hushed awe, I walk down avenues strewn with leaves of gum and blackwood: fallen but not deciduous. . Timorously treading the soft beige and copper peppered carpet, past dark … Continue reading →

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Lake Burbury

Posted on April 3, 2016 by anne norman

Thursday March 24th  2016, Tasmania Put up the tent by moonlight near Lake Burbury last night. Woke with the first hint of day and wandered through woods and along a bank strewn with yellow, grey and pink rocks. So many … Continue reading →

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Autumn Haiku

Posted on March 22, 2016 by anne norman

On March 11th, 2016, Mornington, in a Facebook post… I wrote: … just back from an evening walk. I’ve always been scared of writing Haiku… but love reading the classics. Today, I opened R.H. Blyth’s book on Japanese Haiku for … Continue reading →

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Standing by the Fresnel lens

Posted on May 3, 2015 by anne norman

standing by the Fresnel lens — stomach rising and plunging with distant ship on ocean swell — a subtle melody tickles my ears . eddying whistle-tones dimly penetrate the glass panels of my enclosed crow’s nest my lofty citadel warmed … Continue reading →

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