Founding Editors:
Adrian Wiggins & Peter Minter
Managing Editor:
David Prater
David was born in Dubbo in 1972. He received an Honours degree in Australian Literature from Sydney University in 1994 and has since worked in a variety of research and educational settings. He is currently a researcher at the Institute for Social Research at Swinburne University. His poetry and prose has appeared in Meanjin, Jacket, Going Down Swinging, slope, papertiger, Voiceworks and other journals. Visit his home page.
Guest Poetry Editor:
alicia sometimes
alicia sometimes is a writer, poet and musician. Her first book kissing the curve was published through Five Islands Press in 2003. She has performed on radio many times and is a presenter on 3RRR with a weekly show 'Aural Text' dedicated to playing spoken word. She was also co-ordinator of the first ever national radio poetry slam on Radio National in 2004.
Previous Poetry Editors:
Claire Gaskin, Liam Ferney, Terry Jaensch, Carlie Lazar
Reviews Editor:
Ali Alizadeh
Ali Alizadeh is a Melbourne-based writer of poetry and criticism among other things. He has completed a PhD at Deakin University by analysing and (having an attempt at) redefining epic poetry and writing an epic of his own. He also teaches literary studies and writing at Deakin and other tertiary institutions, and has had a good number of poems, reviews, literary research articles and a book published. He received the Verandah 2000 Literary Prize. His favourite writers include: Aimé Césaire, Walter Benjamin, Edward Said, Dante, H.D., Farid-eddin Attar, Jallal-eddin Molana Rumi, Naomi Klein and Virgil.
Previous Reviews Editor:
Ivy Alvarez
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Sean Whelan
Sean is one of Melbourne's hottest spoken word talents and a tireless promoter of the local poetry scene. He co-hosts the weekly Babble event and recently found time to put out a chapbook, LOVE IS THE NEW HATE. Sean's blog is also called Love Is The New Hate. His favourite phrase is "Straight to Wallpaper".
Paul Mitchell
Paul shares his name with a shampoo manufacturer. However, now that he's untangled himself from this nasty name sharing incident, he has, with unwashed hair, written enough poems to keep any grandmother entertained while having her blue rinse done. His work has appeared in The Age, Overland Express and other online and print journals. Visit Paul's new home page.
Nick Whittock
Nick is one of Australia's foremost cricket theorists and recently broke his own wrist during a stint as wicketkeeper in order to prove his point. Nick's first book, "Covers" was recently published by COD. Nick updates his Ashes blog (also hosted by Cordite) regularly.
