Storm Music Chapbook

'Storm Music' is a chapbook handmade by Allis Hamilton, featuring a selection of some of her previously published poems. The collection is 16 pages and is a signed, limited edition run of 50 books. The book is printed on recycled paper (except the transparency page) and is bound on a foot-pedal machine. It is created in an off-grid shack in the Australian bush. 'Storm Music' includes drawings by Allis.

Praise for 'Storm Music':

'What a beautiful thing ‘Storm Music’ is! [Hamilton] has a passion for landscape, the kindest sympathy with animals – yet some of [her] best, irresistibly vivid poems are about people.'
– ALISON BRACKNBURY, award-winning poet and broadcaster and author of Skies,(Carcanet) author of 'Skies', chosen by 'The Observer' as one of its 'Poetry Books of the Year'.

"I've received your book, which is a truly beautiful book in every way - the artwork, the paper, the stitching. And of course the poems, all of which speak to me quietly but strongly. I love 'Storm Music', and 'Proprioception' is I think a superb poem. I think all books of poetry should be like this."
– ROSS GILLETT, author of Wundawax and other poems - with Mark Time Books and a new one coming out this year through Puncher and Wattman.

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ETSY Store

So you will see that i have added an Etsy store to my website.

I have my chapbook, STORM MUSIC, available for sale at the moment, and in time hope to add prints of my artworks and after June you will be able to purchase my new poetry collection on there.

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Layers of Pinchgut Creek

Recently I have sat two residencies at Pinchgut Creek, on Wiradjuri Country.

Here is a link to my report from my time there:

Overland

My poem, BREATH, now lives in the excellent Overland Literary Journal.
 Thank you to the editors, Toby Fitch, and Jacinda Woodhead, for selecting it.

Artwork © Brent Stegeman

Flightpath now available

Flightpath, the anthology, which includes my poem 'Lost Albert Ross', edited by Virginia Jealous, created by Hallowell Press, WA has arrived.

Here is a review of the anthlogy: Flightpath https://westerlymag.com.au/flightpath-review/

You can get your copy here: https://hallowellpress.com/

Pelican not included

Mural at Grong Grong Hotel

Over this weekend, I created this mural on the back wall of the Grong Grong Hotel, out by the free camping area. If you are ever passing through, drop by for a squizz.

Flightpath Book Launch

At 5pm, Friday 13th October, 'Flightpath' – an anthology about Migrating Birds, will be launchedat The Arts House, 2A Strickland Street, Denmark. My poem, dedicated to Robert Macfarlane, 'Lost Albert Ross' is included in this collection.

'A Spell of Poetry' at Daylesford's Words in Winter Festival

On Saturday 5th August I read some poems, and sang some songs, and told some stories at this event as a part of Daylesford's Words in Winter event.

"Fresh from reading her poetry in London, Allis Hamilton will perform and read her poems, some perhaps with music. Allis is a host of Castlemaine's poetry readings: PoetiCas. Here is a chance to hear her perform her own work.
She is an internationally published writer of words that create a sense of wonder, myth and magic. At times funny, at times thought provoking."
When:
 Sunday 6th Augusr 1.30 -2.30 Show with morning tea
Where: 
Story House and Garden
52 Millar Street. Daylesford
Enquiries:
info@storyhouseandgarden.com
Ph 0408 550 945
Cost: $20

Reading at Summer launch of Poetry Review, London

I was a tremendous honour and thrill to be one of the readers at the Summer launch of The Poetry Review, at alongside my most excellent fellow poets: Vahni Capildeo, Kit Han and Wayne Holloway-Smith.

"Love is so short" by Blank Rune Press

I have a poem, 'Yet', in this anthology edited by Valli Poole, published by Blank Rune Press. It is called "Love is so short".

Here is Nadyr perusing the book.

Noted Festival schedule

Here is a link to where you might find me during the Noted Festival in Canberra.

http://www.notedfestival.com/program?tag=Allis%20Hamilton

You might well also find me here, at the 'Bridging the Distances' oral histories swap meet.
Here is the link: http://www.notedfestival.com/program/oral-history-swapmeet

Noted Festival

I am excited to say that I will be a guest writer at Noted Festival in Canberra 3-7th May 2017
You can check out the artist line-up here: http://www.notedfestival.com/artists-2017/

'A Satellite of Eyes' published in The Spring 2017 edition of The Caterpillar

My poem about one of my encounters with owls has been published in the lovely Irish magazine for children, The Caterpillar. Here is the link to the magazine:

Cover Art by Sarah-Jane Szikora

'Egg' in The Pickled Body

My poem, 'Egg', is published in The Pickled Body, Issue 3.2.

Edited by Patrick Chapman & Dimitra Xidous

Image by Sophie Laylor

Here is a link to the poem in the issue:

'Poetry' & 'Proprioception' in The Southerly Journal

Two poems: 'Poetry' & 'Proprioception', are published in Southerly Journal, Volume 76, Number 2

Edited by Andy Jackson and David Brooks

'For the Birds' in Australian Poetry Journal

My poem, 'For the Birds', is published in Australian Poetry Journal Volume 6, Issue 2; Edited by Michael Sharkey

'Storm Music' in Skylight 47

This Thursday 15 September at Clifton Library, County Galway, Robyn Rowland shall launch Skylight 47 latest issue of their magazine. And delightfully, one of my poems, featuring donkeys and wrens, is in the magazine.

About Skylight 47, (taken from the festival website) : "The first issue of Skylight 47 was published in January 2013 to celebrate ten years of Galway’s Over The Edge poetry readings in the City Library. It was only supposed to be a single issue, but founding editors Kevin O’Shea, Susan Lindsay and Nicki Griffin were so taken with what they had produced, they decided to carry on.

Their editors have changed: Bernie Crawford, Nicki Griffin, Marie Cadden and Ruth Quinlan are now at the helm of the publication. They are still associated with Over The Edge, which provides them with tremendous support.

Their newspaper format allows us room to spread our wings, and gives the work of our contributors space to breath. "
https://www.clifdenartsfestival.ie/event/launch-of-clifden-issue-of-skylight-47/

Poetry Reading at Words in Winter, Daylesford

I shall be reading a selection of my poetry

on Sunday 7th August at Moss and Burrows

22 Raglan Street, Daylesford between 12-2pm

All welcome

Wending and other poems

I am featured on Christine Murray's poetry blog on a page of an Index of Women Poets

You will find the link here.

'Wince' in The Caterpillar

You will find my poem 'Wince ' in this issue of the Irish children's magazine The Caterpillar.
 

Cover by Jantina Peperkamp