Writing – Page 4 – LARSEN

Don’t give up your day job: why poetry has bad PR (and why you read more of it than you think)

When I signed my publishing contract with Fremantle Press last year, my partner immediately started joking about resigning from work – to wave celebratory pompoms at my book events and writers’ fests, soothe my perpetually poetically-furrowed brow, and make sure my favourite brand of poetry-inspiring beverage is always close to hand.

Public. Open. Space. launches

Fremantle Press sent my debut poetry collection, Public. Open. Space. out into the world (eep!) in July 2023.

A new home for The RITP

The RITP team is thrilled to share the exciting news that the second edition of The Relationship is the Project officially has a new home with our friends at NewSouth Publishing.

Public. Open. Space. pre-orders now open

With ONE MONTH TO GO until Fremantle Press releases my debut poetry collection into the world, you can now pre-order your copy of Public. Open. Space.

Introducing Public. Open. Space.

My debut poetry collection (Public. Open. Space, Fremantle Press, 2023) is just a few months away from being launched into the world. Here’s a sneak peak about what to expect…

Using a pseudonym

As I shared with ArtsHub last month, I began using a pseudonym (Katie Keys) because of nepotism, not wanting London’s street press to realise the music reviews I was writing were often of my brother’s band. I kept it when I started posting a poem a day on social media (which I did for more than a decade), so my Twitter handle @TinyLittlePoems became a sort of secondary pseudonym too.

And another thing: on banning book bans

Book lovers, prepare to get riled up. My latest ‘and another thing’ vlog is about the book bans in Dakota and Florida that could put teachers and librarians in prison just for doing their jobs.

In Bed with Animals review

In Bed with Animals is a poetic exposé of gender discrimination and sexual harassment. The experience of one woman and every woman, Bronwyn Lovell’s debut collection captures the ‘wildly frightening’ banality of patriarchy’s bludgeoning of women, animals and the environment.

National Cultural Policy revives unfamiliar hope

Yesterday’s National Cultural Policy launch, dubbed Revive by the Federal Government, promised ‘a new era for Australia’s arts, entertainment and cultural sector’ and delivered much-needed optimism at a time when the stakes for artists, arts organisations and audiences have never been so high.

New Year creative reset

It’s time to practise radical self-compassion and care. These tips from me and creative coach Clare Travis should help you do just that.