While the weather raged outside, inside the enticing book-lined walls of Crow Books, our latest book, A Simple Rain, was launched last Monday. Award-winning Western Australian poet Kevin Gillam launched the book, describing his process of re-visiting the book recently, as one that opened up new ways of reading this particular combination of art and… Continue reading A Simple Rain launched
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A Simple Rain launch
Please join us on Monday 6th August 7pm at Crow Books 900 Albany Highway, East Victoria Park, Western Australia for the launch of A Simple Rain. The book will be launched by award-winning Western Australian poet Kevin Gillam. RSVP/for more information contact teapot@lethologicapress.org Download the A Simple Rain flyer.
Landscaped
Our book birdlife has been reviewed in the latest edition of Landscapes, the Journal of the International Centre for Landscape and Language, at Edith Cowan University. The edition features articles by Jorge Goldfarb and Adam Newcomb and poetry by Andrew Burke, Liana Joy Christensen, Marten Clibbens, Mark Dickinson, Niall Lucy, Edric Mesmer, Glen Phillips, Rose… Continue reading Landscaped
From Alberta to Westerly…
We are very excited that the cover of the current edition of Westerly Magazine features artwork by Lethologica Press’ Perdita Phillips. The photograph is taken from the same series that is featured in our latest book, A Simple Rain. It exists as a close-up of red rock jutting through icy vegetation found on the Athabasca… Continue reading From Alberta to Westerly…
A Simple Rain featured in The West Australian
WritingWA recommends… Together, Vivienne Glance’s abstract, evocative short poems and Perdita Phillips’ equally evocative photographs create a shifting, unfolding narrative of the connection between place and mind. The photographs, taken at the moraine of a glacier, present a zone where the immutable grandeur of the environment might make the transience of human existence acceptable. As… Continue reading A Simple Rain featured in The West Australian
An afternoon of words and art
The conversation was flowing within the airy rooms of Perth Centre for Photography, during our Artist’s Talk afternoon on Saturday 3 March. We chatted about the experiences and lessons learned, from collaboratively making books for the Art/Text/Clearinghouse Project and the Western Australian Photographic Book Survey. A number of poets read from their books – Liana… Continue reading An afternoon of words and art
Melbourne launch of birdlife
Our poetry, writing and visual art book, birdlife, is to take on Melbourne, being launched on the 27th of January, as part of the launch of RABBIT: a journal for non-fiction poetry. The launch for RABBIT 3: THE VISUAL ISSUE, features the launching of three other books, thou sand by Michael Farrell (Tinfish Press, 2011),… Continue reading Melbourne launch of birdlife
birdlife circles melbourne airwaves
Our latest book, birdlife, is to be featured on Melbourne’s 3RRR Aural Text program. Nyanda from Lethologica Press will be chatting about the book with presenters Alicia Sometimes and Lorin Clarke, on Wednesday the 7th December at 12.15pm Melbourne time. Somewhat of an institution, Aural Text features ‘words, text, books, writing, local and global hybrid… Continue reading birdlife circles melbourne airwaves
birdlife takes flight
birdlife was released into the world officially yesterday at our booklaunch at Clancy’s Fish Pub! It was a great afternoon, with artist Gregory Pryor launching the book with a wonderful speech, taking in the mutability of human/avian forms, to sparrows in China… Writers read their own work from the book, with the lovely… Continue reading birdlife takes flight
Vivienne Glance and Perdita Phillips: A simple rain
Photography with an eye for symbolism and hint of narrative, prose filled with visual acuity and flurries and flakes of inventiveness. There is a tangible synergy here between text and image, giving rise to “dissolved aspirations”, depth…past mourning” and the “notes of ages”. ‘A simple rain’ is a book to linger over, a book… Continue reading Vivienne Glance and Perdita Phillips: A simple rain
birdlife printed and available now
We are very excited that our book, birdlife, is now in hand and available for purchase. A collaborative art and text title combining poetry by Michael Farrell, Nandi Chinna and Graeme Miles, writing by Nyanda Smith and visual artwork by Perdita Phillips – birdlife is a diverse consideration of the avian. It’s been described by… Continue reading birdlife printed and available now
birdlife due from printers!
We are very excited that our fourth publication, birdlife, is at the printers and due to us next week! A collaborative art and text title combining poetry by Michael Farrell, Nandi Chinna and Graeme Miles, writing by Nyanda Smith and visual artwork by Perdita Phllips – birdlife is a diverse consideration of the avian. It’s… Continue reading birdlife due from printers!