When geeks conceive…

I prom­ised blithespirit  I would post this poem I wrote in 2003 in response to a ques­tion from frou_frou …Why not?It’s like this bodyis a new pro­gram, and the way I see it,first thing you do,check out all the menus,flip...

Vale Dorothy Porter

Dorothy Porter, Aus­tralian poet, inspir­a­tion and mentor, has died of cancer aged 54.Dorothy, I first met you when I was 18. I was a young poet, bright and shiny-eyed, des­per­ate to impress you. You were my new poetry teacher at the Uni­ver­sity...