One more upright
Slender gums newly white
like adolescent boys stripped for a swim.
At the shadowy edge of the spinney
a man discards clothes and walks
slowly through the familiar forest
savouring warm currents on his skin.
He stills and listens to the silence,
one more upright among the trees.
A rock wallaby, ears alert, moves off
so close the man feels fur against his leg.
Madam: Archbishop Fisher (July-August 2024) does not resist the attacks on his church by the political, social or scientific atheists and those who insist on not being told what to do.
Aug 29 2024
6 mins
To claim Aborigines have the world's oldest continuous culture is to misunderstand the meaning of culture, which continuously changes over time and location. For a culture not to change over time would be a reproach and certainly not a cause for celebration, for it would indicate that there had been no capacity to adapt. Clearly this has not been the case
Aug 20 2024
23 mins
A friend and longtime supporter of Quadrant, Clive James sent us a poem in 2010, which we published in our December issue. Like the Taronga Park Aquarium he recalls in its 'mocked-up sandstone cave' it's not to be forgotten
Aug 16 2024
2 mins