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Remarkably, the Voice went down despite big business, big tech, big sport, and big philanthropy
Sep 14 2024
13 mins
Clifford Saunders: ‘To a Young Poet’
To a Young Poet
Be the first path coming into focus
on a night full of stars.
Be the star that ripens on the vine.
O shining star of new energy!
Be the question at the heart of everything.
Be a savvy eater of the absurd,
glad to escape the eyes of search dogs.
O great tide spirit! O great leaf
of hope painted by the moon!
Be a lightning rod about to change
into a crimson bone of contention.
Always be the shimmering wall
that extends from faith to autonomy.
O satellite of the corn!
O song of the mountain!
Be a green chair of honor
in the sewing room of originality.
Be a courier of love for the rest
of September, any damn love
that’s puzzling to the waves.
Once smitten, you are alive
with the sound of the surf.
Clifford Saunders
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
