'Welcome to Issue 10 of StylusLit, where author, poet and editor, Philip Neilsen, shares his work and views on writing.
'Other poets in this issue are Phil Brown, Angela Costi, B.R.Dionysius, Jane Frank, Marcelle Freiman, Dominique Hecq, Stu Hatton, John Hicks, Alana Kelsall, Dom Symes, Carl Walsh, Les Wicks and Jena Woodhouse.
'There’s creative non-fiction from Erica Wheadon, and short fiction from Paul Murgatroyd, Peter Murphy, Mark O’Flynn, Karen Petersen, and Ron Singer.
'Finally, read reviews of Airplane Baby Banana Blanket by Benjamin Dodds, Wide River by Jane Frank, Kaosmos by Dominique Hecq, and The Beating Heart by Denise O’Hagan.
'The new year will see some changes. After five years of involvement, Andrew Leggett will be leaving his position as fiction and non-fiction editor to pursue more writing. Andrew has made a tremendous contribution and we wish him all the best. The March issue will be co-edited by Andrew and our incoming editor, Gershon Maller, after which Gershon will take the reins. We are very happy to have Gershon onboard. His research theses explored the works of J.L. Borges and Wallace Stevens, respectively.' (Rosanna Licari : Publication summary)
Only literary material within AustLit's scope individually indexed. Other material in this issue includes:
Metamorphoses by Paul Murgatroyd
The Naivete Of Assumption by Karen Petersen
Tsvey Abuelos (Two Grandfathers) by Ron Singer
Monsoon by John Hicks
'In the brilliant and unsettling Airplane Baby Banana Blanket, Benjamin Dodds takes as his muse a chimpanzee called Lucy. This is a nuanced and complex reimagining of a true story. Lucy is raised as the “daughter” of the Temerlin family for thirteen years as part of a university cross-fostering program. Dr Maurice Temerlin, a psychotherapist and lecturer at the University of Oklahoma, his wife Jane, a social worker and academic, and their son Steve have their lives upended when they adopt Lucy. Yet, although Lucy is seen as a disruptive and destructive force by the Temerlins’ neighbours and visitors, the reverse is true: it is humans who have derailed her existence irrevocably, with disastrous consequences.' (Introduction)
'Dominique Hecq’s tripartite long poem Kaosmos playfully plays the tape on a loop and spins the record backwards, like a DJ on a mission to mesmerise. Words repeat; phrases resurface; literary allusions abound. It’s an exuberant display.' (Introduction)
'In her debut collection, The Beating Heart, Denise O’Hagan takes Father Time as her muse. Timelessness, timeliness, and time-signatures abound in a collection that features O’Hagan’s trademarked musicality. Her poetry is rhythmical and melodic, with rhyme, half-rhyme, alliteration, and assonance her favoured forms of wordplay. O’Hagan has an ear for words that work together to trip off the tongue in pleasing patterns. At times the words waltz across the page; at others, the text clings close to the left-hand margin. Although Father Time may be O’Hagan’s main muse, other family members and their time on Earth – equal to the duration of The Beating Heart of the title – are also focal points of the poems. Mother, grandmother, and infant son are the subjects of several sequences in this engaging collection.' (Introduction)
