A Journal of Australian & International Cultural Reviews, News and Criticism.
A simple Intervention is a powerful allegory of obedience and coercion and the ability to push back. The narrative is sparse and simple yet driven by a strong filmic imagery.
Antonio Montaine is a rhythm poet whose style is shaped by the pulse of Jazz and the edge of Hip Hop. His work dives into social and political issues, carrying both urgency and groove. The son of immigrant parents, Antonio grew up in the western suburbs of Melbourne (Naarm), and those roots shape the stories of culture, struggle, resilience and belonging. His voice reminds us that rhythm itself carries history, memory and movement.
Fionnbharr Rodgers is an Irish historian and poet who has had work published in History Ireland, Ireland’s Own, The Irish Times, Northern Slant, A New Ulster, Blackbird, Blackbox Manifold, and Stoneboat Literary Journal.
The Baroness is from a collection of twelve stories, with the working title of Everyone on Mars: stories from the Red Shift. In these stories set in the near future, despite all obstacles humanity has colonised Mars, largely for its minerals as foreseen by previous generations of writers, such as the great Philip K. Dick. The collection is an imagining of the impact — psychological, interpersonal, existential — of our colonisation.