Mark Roberts: ‘Mr Bloom takes a walk’ – Bloomsday Supplement 2026
Our Bloomsday Supplement continues with three Visual Poems
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Mark Roberts: ‘Cities that are not Dublin’ – Bloomsday Supplement 2026
‘Cities that are not Dublin’ by Mark Roberts continues Rochford Street Review’s 2026 Bloomsday Supplement
Update on Mark’s Birthday Appeal
In celebration of his upcoming birthday, Mark Roberts is raising funds for Rochford Street Review instead of choosing Meta’s suggested charities. His goal is to gather $200 by the end of May. Donations of $5 or more will grant access to an exciting eBook Portal. Support this worthy cause!
Mark’s Birthday Appeal
In celebration of his upcoming birthday, Mark Roberts is raising funds for Rochford Street Review instead of choosing Meta’s suggested charities. His goal is to gather $200 by the end of May. Donations of $5 or more will grant access to an exciting eBook Portal. Support this worthy cause!
Revelations In The Quiet Carriage: Devika Brendon reviews ‘The Office Of Literary Endeavours’ by Mark Roberts
This is a jewel of a collection, full of elemental images and resonant engagement with country, history and human feeling.
The immediacy of the message: Mark Roberts reviews ‘Each Night I Count My Children: Poems From Gaza’
The recently published chapbook, Each Night I Count my Children: Poems from Gaza, is one example of how poetry has survived in the rubble of Gaza and, indeed, how it has become an essential part of the struggle to keep Palestinian society and culture alive.
The violence of erasure: Les Wicks launches ‘The Office of Literary Endeavours’ by Mark Roberts
The poetry is carefully crafted and elegant. The subject matter is wide ranging… richly brought to life within the forms Roberts has chosen. Reading through this collection has been a privilege and a delight.
Justin Lowe and Mark Roberts kick-off the Katoomba Winter Poetry Reading this coming Thursday at the Little Lost Bookshop
The Little Lost Bookshop, Katoomba and Rochford Street Review have combined to run a series of poetry readings at the bookshop over winter. The first of these three readings will take place this coming at 6.30pm, Thursday night, 19 June at the bookshop, Hapenny Lane, 181 Katoomba St, Katoomba NSW 2780.
‘The Office of Literary Endeavours’ the new collection by Mark Roberts, Sydney launch this Sunday – 25 May
Mark Roberts (co-editor of Rochford Street Review) and 5 Islands Press invite you to the Sydney Launch of ‘The Office of Literary Endeavours’ To be launched by Les Wicks with Angela Stretch as your MC
on Sunday 25 May 2025, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm, Benledi House, 186 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe NSW 2037, Australia