Birthing Poetry

I'm getting ready to launch a new book of poetry in Melbourne in just under two weeks. Speaking to friend yesterday, I noted how extraordinarily like giving birth producing this book, Gil Scott Heron is On Parole, has been.

I was excited when I found out it was going to happen, waited till it was a sure thing to tell absolutely everybody (including total strangers) about it. I got exhausted, jaded and somewhat tired around the halfway mark, and now that the time is finally here, I'm eager, but in an odd, resigned 'Yes this will be fantastic, but what if something goes wrong?' kind of way.

I'm hoping I'll have much more time to post here and properly develop this blog over the next few months, when my writing and promotional commitments settle down.

For details regarding the launch, or to order a copy of Gil Scott Heron is on Parole, visit here.