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Melinda Smith's Mull and Fiddle · 1M ago

My new book First… Then… on sale now

My latest book of poems, First… Then…, is on sale now. To buy your copy, go to Ginninderra Press , scroll aaaaallll the way down to Melinda Smith, find my third book ‘First… Then…’ and click BUY NOW. If you fancy a sneak preview, some poems from the book are on my other blog CircleQuirk.  [...]
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Melinda Smith's Mull and Fiddle · 2M ago

Launch of my new book ‘First… Then…’

Hello there. We have a launch date ! Two in fact: Launch One – for the autism community – is on Easter Sunday Afternoon (8 April), from 2-4pm, in the Chifley Community Hub (old Chifley primary school), at the premises of Autism Asperger ACT, in the Bendigo Room. Light refreshments provided Launch Tw
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Melinda Smith's Mull and Fiddle · 3M ago

My forthcoming book of autism poems: First…Then…

Hello again world (or the six or so inhabitants of it who are reading this). And a belated Happy New Year. So things have been a bit quiet on this blog of late.  That would be because I have been busily working away finishing my ArtsACT-funded project, a chapbook of autism poems.  The manuscript is
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Melinda Smith's Mull and Fiddle · 5M ago

Poem in NZ E-Zine Blackmail Press 31

Just a quick post to say that Issue 31 of Blackmail Press is out now and includes one of my autism poems. Blackmail Press is an electronic poetry magazine based in New Zealand and edited by poet Doug Poole. This issue is guest edited by another New Zealand poet, Vaughan Rapatahana, and the theme is
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Melinda Smith's Mull and Fiddle · 7M ago

Best Australian Poems 2011

This is just to say… One of my poems has been selected for inclusion in the Best Australian Poems 2011. This anthology is produced annually by Black Inc. publishing, and is edited this year by the very distinguished John Tranter. The last time I was in it was back in 2005 when Les Murray was [...]
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Melinda Smith's Mull and Fiddle · 7M ago

New Look for Mull and Fiddle

No, you are not in the wrong place. I just decided it was time for a new look for this blog. I will find some images to pretty it up. What do you think ?
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Melinda Smith's Mull and Fiddle · 7M ago

Poems in October Quadrant including an autism one

I am stoked to have three poems in October Quadrant Magazine. And (in case you were wondering) I do just read it for the poetry. And because the poetry editor is Les Murray, and he publishes my stuff, and I am proud that a truly great poet like Les Murray reads, likes and wants to print my [...]
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Melinda Smith's Mull and Fiddle · 7M ago

Roadside memorials

Roadside memorials Another kind of road sign, small but clear, these plywood crosses twined with plastic flowers  - and every Monday more of them appear.  Stop and listen closely: you can hear the screeching to a halt of days and hours. Another kind of road sign, small but clear.  Tied to a wheel th
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Melinda Smith's Mull and Fiddle · 7M ago

Confess

Confess Information wants to be free Tell me Tell the priest Pent up. Repent. Released We the jury have found Tell a hole in the ground Tell yourself Stow the strongbox on the highest shelf I won’t breathe a word Tell a little bird Tell one person at a time Victim, weapon, motive, crime Guilt [...]
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Melinda Smith's Mull and Fiddle · 8M ago

Shechinah – or God meets Temple Grandin

This is a poem about the spiritual journey of Temple Grandin, a famous designer of humane livestock abbatoir technology who also happens to have autism.  She writes about the evolution of her faith at length in her book Thinking in Pictures. I have tried here to condense it to poetry – please commen
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