famous reporter 40 (Dec 09)

Famous Reporter # 40: December, 2009
Walleah Press, PO Box 368, North Hobart, Tasmania 7002
Subscriptions: two issues (posted within Australia) $18.00

POETRY
Kathryn Allen, Dael Allison, Stuart Barnes, Stefanie Bennett, Stuart Cooke, , Geoff Dean, Ross Donlon, Gary Egan, Judy Gaudet, John Hale, Rory Harris, Susan Hawthorne, Pete Hay, Alison Hope, Cameron Hindrum, Heather Taylor Johnson, Meena Kandasamy, Shari Kocher, John Latta, Nicholas Laughlin, Anthony Lawrence, Richard Lemm, Robin Loftus, Kent MacCarter, Marlene Marburg, Shane MacCauley, Prulisa McEvoy, Liz McQuilkin, Geoffrey Miller, Glen Murdoch, Graham Nunn, Paul C. Pritchard, Rob Riel, Brendan Ryan, Brenda Saunders, Michael Sharkey, Edith Speers, Jacqui Stewart, Mark Young

ESSAYS, COMMENT, MISCELLANY
Brian Parker: Roots – the Asian Connection

LAUNCH SPEECHES
Kevin Brophy’s launch of Nathan Curnow’s poetry collectionThe Ghost Poetry Project
Helen Garner’s launch of Enza Gandolfo’s novel Swimming
Clive Tilsley’s launch of Sarah Day’s poetry collection Grass Notes.

REVIEWS
David Stavanger’s And the ringmaster said, reviewed by Max Ryan
Stefanie Bennett’s Symphony for Heart and Stone, reviewed by Tim Thorne
Ralph Wessman: Recent Writing
Les Wicks: Brieflings
James Charlton’s So Much Light and Stephen Edgar’s History of the Day, reviewed by David Kelly.

FICTION
Michelle Cahill, Nicholas Rasche

BLOGS
Kris Hemensley

HAIKU

INTERVIEW
Zenobia Frost