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A Remarkable Year!

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It’s been a big year – for me, with the publication of Remarkable as Breathing (a confluence of the poetic and contemplative) and for Liquid Amber Press – zooms, prizes, publications of 6 collections, a new anthology on its way and our first in-person Liquid Amber Poetry Festival October 26 in Footscray, Naarm. Oh, and the day job!.

Check it all out! Liquid Amber Press and Poetry hub: https://liquidamberpress.com.au/.

I’ve been so pleased to bring together my most recent collection on poetry and breathing – so many elements of my life and practice coming together. I’d love to hear your thoughts!

Rose Lucas, Remarkable as Breathing – available direct on our website (link below) or from Readings Melbourne, Gleebooks Sydney, Books@Stone Brisbane.

https://liquidamberpress.com.au/product/remarkable/

Liquid Amber Poetry Zoom, September 14, 2023

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Our next Liquid Amber Poetry Zoom, Thursday September 14, 7.30-9.30 AEST, is shaping up to be a real beauty! As well as a splendiferous line-up of open mics, Kevin Brophy is going to introduce Anne Kellas reading from her powerful new book, Ways to Say Goodbye, and then Ali Whitelock will read as a Poet in the Spotlight. Yay for the energy of poetry!

Register here (free): https://liquidamberpress.com.au/events/

Ways to Say Goodbye available (pb or digital) here: https://liquidamberpress.com.au/shop/

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Liquid Amber 2023 Poetry Prize Winners!

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Winners!!! We’re so excited to announce the prize winners in the 2023 Liquid Amber Poetry Prize: https://liquidamberpress.com.au/poems_poets/

Huge congrats to first prize winner Lesh Karan, second prize winner Isabella Mead and Highly Commended Poet Luisa Mitchell. Woohoo!

The prize anthology, Poetry of Home, including all prizewinning and longlisted poems, will be launched by Jennifer Harrison at our Poetry Zoom 30 November. Register here (free) https://liquidamberpress.com.au/events/  and pre-order your copy now:  https://liquidamberpress.com.au/shop/

Liquid Amber Poetry Prize 2023 – Short List and Emerging Poets announced

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A massive shout out to the 7 poets shortlisted and 2 Emerging Poet winners in the 2023 Liquid Amber Poetry Prize, ‘Poetry of Home.’ Check out the list here: https://liquidamberpress.com.au/poems_poets/  

Congratulations to every awesome poet – you blew the judges away!

Stay tuned for the winners to be announced Saturday August 12.

Get your prepublication order in now (special price **) for the prize anthology, Poetry of Home: https://liquidamberpress.com.au/shop/

To be launched by Jennifer Harrison at our November Poetry Zoom. Register now!  https://liquidamberpress.com.au/events/

Liquid Amber Poetry Zoom – June 15, 7.30-9.30 AEST

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We’re looking forward to seeing everyone this week at the Liquid Amber Poetry zoom, Thursday June 15, 7.30-9.30 AEST. Ross Gillett will be launching Diane Fahey’s beautiful new collection, The Light Café and Diane will read a selection. Join us for another terrific night of ideas, poems, open mic readings and door prize by registering here (free): https://liquidamberpress.com.au/events/

The Light Café can be purchased here (soft copy of digital): https://liquidamberpress.com.au/shop/

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Liquid Amber Poetry Prize 2023

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The Liquid Amber Poetry Prize is back, bigger and better than ever.
First prize is $1000 and second prize $500. An Emerging Poet will win an editing pack with Liquid Amber. Poems on the long list will be published in our annual Anthology. Whoohoo!

This year’s theme is ‘Home’. What place or experiences evoke ‘home’ for you?

What are the textures, colours or relationships that you associate with home? What paths lead to home and how do we find them? What might it mean to find or reclaim home on stolen Country?

Check out our provocations and make a poetic response to the idea of home, in whatever ways your imagination takes you. We’re looking forward to reading your poems!

Entry form and info here: https://liquidamberpress.com.au/2023/01/24/2023-poetry-prize-home/

Open now until 1st May

Increments of the Everyday available now!

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I’m proud and pleased to let you know that my new poetry collection, Increments of the Everyday is now out with Puncher and Wattmann! https://puncherandwattmann.com/product/increments-of-the-everyday/

Join us on Saturday October 29, 2.30-4 at the Newport Community Centre – Anne Elvey to read from her new book Leaf (Liquid Amber) and Angela Costi to launch Increments of the Everyday. An afternoon of celebration of poetry and community! Register here: https://fb.me/e/1WMMknz3D

Liquid Amber Poetry Prize – Longlist Announced!

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Liquid Amber Poetry Prize Long List announced! A terrific range of poets responded to the prompt of Encounter – what happens when one thing touches something or someone else? – and somehow the judges selected 55 poems for the long list and publication.

Like us on fb to hear the announcements of the Short List on September 1, winners on October 1. The Poetry of Encounter: Liquid Amber Prize Anthology will be launched at the December 1 Zoom Poetry so get in early with our great pre-publication deal. Thank you, wonderful poetry community!