This is it. I am going on tour.
I have my car packed with all my poet clothes.
I have a box of 150 CD’s in the boot.
I have cash.
I have a bottle of Gin and a Kaleidoscope.
I have a bunch of mix CD’s from all my friends.
I have Fiesta by Ernest Hemmingway.
I have a water bottle [...]
So i feel a little bit blah right now. One of my friends once told me my secret super power is feeling. Yep, thats going to save the world. Well right now I feel… - weird. Nostalgic. Emtpy and a little bit lost. Stressed and tired. Fluxuated. Determined and grrr. Dirty teeth and no toothpaste. [...]
The other day Adam and I were driving out of Brisbane and we got (about) TWENTY GREEN LIGHTS in a ROW! It was almost the most exciting experience of my life! I was moaning in delight and Adam tried to make me stop because it sounded disturbingly sexual but I could NOT stop! I was [...]
The Just Enough Dangerous Poetry Tour!
Rhys is Traveling around Australia performing poetry, blowing socks of feet and being generally FANTASTIC.
He will be promoting his First Album - Just Enough Dangerous. $13 for 13 tracks of awesome amazing poetry!
Rhys has lots of official performances booked at sexy poetry events, but is also doing cute-home-made-shows. These can [...]
My notebook got very wet and I spent a million years blow drying the pages. Now they are like the crumpled wings of a hit-by-a-car-bird. I think this is called Character.
Ok. I am telling you the truth now - God and Writing are almost the same thing. This is honest. Although I have always thought [...]
Things that you need to know:
I am painting my Studio blue with clouds. My Artist/Friend Mel Anquetil is helping me make it beautiful. Once it is finished i will be living up in the clouds. i will never have to come down because my fridge, kettle, matress and pillows will all be up in the [...]
Diamonds are made for vaults and, on special occasions, fingers. My own fingers. Because I know I can trust my own fingers. So why did I lend them to you? Was I mad? Was it the madness that lent them to you? I would never say those words, but a madness, a madness sitting deep [...]
Possibly did not consider our options.
If we grow wings where would we go?
What would we do?
Who would take us in?
Love us - lead us - teach us to swim
And breath underwater - hold our breath.
Pass English assignments - maths tests
Put out fires - climb tress
Plant saplings down on our knees
Go fishing - watch the [...]
“I’ve made alot of mistakes. I’ve made alot of mistakes. I’ve made alot of mistakes. I’ve made alot of mistakes.” - ‘Chicago’ Sufjan Stevens.
I love these word pairs:
‘Child Trafficing’
‘Heart Attack’
‘Sugar Rush’
‘Eye Contact’
Als0 - I have THREE small poems for you:
Talking on top of each other.
Conversations are houses of cards.
My hand is shaking.
I have red shoes
they [...]