Rochford Street Review Issue 44. A true, brave pugilistic poet: Mike Rann launches ‘Nostalgic Adelaide’ by Geoff Goodfellow. "Geoff’s poems focus on the everyday experience and challenges faced by working class people." rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/05/30/a...

Rochford Street Review Issue 44. Range and sensitivity: Mark Mahemoff reviews ‘New Ordinance for the Dead’ by Ron Atilano. "What I prize in both these poems and many others in the volume is the blending of the universal and the local." rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/05/29/m...

Rochford Street Review Issue 44. Peer Smits: manman Peer Smits has been making art since 1982. He is a writer of prose & poetry. A scanartist, a visual poet, a composer, painter & photographer, he is also responsible for 6 Books & zines. rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/05/27/p...

Rochford Stret Review Threads that weave between poems: Emilie Collyer launches ‘Alight on all things precious’ by Sarah Rice "The multiple meanings of the title of Sarah’s collection introduces us to how playful & clever with language this book is..." rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/05/26/t...

Update on Mark’s Birthday Appeal .... Today is my actual birthday and as of 9am this morning my Rochford Street Review Birthday appeal was $5 short of reaching it’s target of $200. I Iook forward to celebrating when the final $5 comes in! rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/05/25/u...

Rochrord Street Review Issue 44. Antonio Montaine: Lasseters Reef Antonio Montaine is a rhythm poet whose style is shaped by the pulse of Jazz and the edge of Hip Hop. rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/05/23/l...

Rochford Stret Review Issue 44. Nature, myth and everyday life: Barbara Dunne reviews ‘Ballast’ By Jamie O’Halloran. "Death and ritual have constants in the human psyche, from the time of the passage tombs until the present." rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/05/22/n...

Rochford Street Review Issue 44. Turning great & small events into poetry: Beatriz Copello reviews ‘Ring the Bells’ by Colleen Keating rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/05/21/b...

It’s my birthday later in May and Facebook/Meta keeps asking me to set up a birthday appeal to raise money for one of their chosen charities. Instead I am electing to try and raise $200 for Rochford Street Review by the end of May. rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/05/20/m...

Rochford Street Review May 2026 Subscriber Newsletter Details on how to preview our new eBook portal rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/05/19/r...

Submissions open for Rochford Street Review’s 2026 Bloomsday Supplement. Closing date 31 May 2026 rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/05/13/s...

Rochford Street Review Issue 44. Glen Hunting: 3 Poems. Glen Hunting is currently based in Mparntwe, Arrernte Country (Alice Springs, NT). He writes about estrangement and (be)longing, cultural culpability, (en)gendered notions of bodies and behaviour. rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/05/11/g...

Bread'poems by Philip Hammial, Black Pepper Press 2000. Signed and numbered by the author - now available at Rochford Cottage Bookshop rochford-pressbookshop.square.site/product/-bre...

Facebook posthumously censors poet Rae Desmond Jones rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/05/10/f...

New from Rochford Cottage Bookshop. 'Sugar' Poems by Philip Hammial. Island Press Co-operative 2006. - $9.99 plus postage and handling. "Philip Hammial lived Blade Runner before the movie was made" - Adam Aitken rochford-pressbookshop.square.site/product/-sug...

New at Rochford Cottage Bookshop. 'Auto One' by Philip Hammial. Vagabond Press 2002. Rare. Numbered and signed editions. rochford-pressbookshop.square.site/product/-aut...

New at Rochford Cottage Bookshop: 'Chemical Cart', poems by Philip Hammial. Island Press 1977. Rare numbered copies. rochford-pressbookshop.square.site/product/chem...

Rochford Street Review Issue 44. Philip Hammial: 5 Sculptures Five works are from Philip Hammial’s 2015 publication Sculpture rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/05/05/p...

Rochford Street Review Issue 44. Hinting at alternative ways of reading: Ian Gibbins reviews ‘CASCADE’ by Tim Gaze. "What happens when the visual qualities of text become totally dissociated from any pre-learned way of reading? " rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/05/04/h...

Rochford Street Review Issue 44. Megan Cartwright: 2 Poems. Megan Cartwright is an Australian poet and teacher. Her writing has been published in journals & magazines around the world, including Contemporary Verse 2, Cordite Poetry Review & Island Magazine. rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/05/03/m...

Vale David Malouf Rochford Street Review was saddened to learn of the recent death of David Malouf. Much has already been written of the important place David had in the literary life of Australia, and of his great legacy. More at: rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/05/01/v...

Rochford Street Review Issue 44. A meta-narrative trip through the dark disco ball of a writer’s skull: Tug Dumbly launches 'More Lies' by Richard James Allen "Richard’s book More Lies. This is a strange and twisted little piece of work." rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/04/29/a...

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Rochford Street Review Issue 44: Eileen Sheehan: 6 Poems Eileen Sheehan is a poet from the Southwest of Ireland. rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/04/24/e...

Rochford Street Review Issue 44. I ain’t sayin’ she’s a …: Alan Fyfe reviews ‘Gold Digger’ by Lisa Collyer. "Gold digger is a nuanced journey through the world of women’s labour..." rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/04/23/i...

Navigating inequality and darkness: Rae White launches ‘Poetry of Flight’, the Liquid Amber Prize Anthology 2025 "In this anthology, flight becomes a portal." rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/04/22/n...

Rochford Street Review Issue 44 Phil Hammial: S C U L P T U R E – 6 April to 4 May 2026 Intelligent animal and the Darlington Installation Project (DIP) present Sculpture by Phil Hammial from 6 April to 4 May 2026. rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/04/21/p...

Rochford Street Review. Philip Hammial is the featured artist for Issue 44 rochfordstreetreview.com

Rochford Street Review Issue 43 – 2025:3 has been archived rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/04/14/i...

Rochford Street Review will be taking a short break to recharge our batteries. We will be back with issue 44 sometime after the 9 April.

Oormila Vijayakrishnan Prahlad: 5 Poems with Tea Bag Art Oormila Vijayakrishnan Prahlad is a widely published and award-winning Indian–Australian poet and visual artist. rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/03/19/o...

Rochford Street Review Issue 43. Devika Brendon reviews ‘The Office Of Literary Endeavours’ by Mark Roberts "This is a jewel of a collection, full of elemental images and resonant engagement with country, history and human feeling." rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/03/09/r...

Following up on the very successful Poetry readings at the Kedumba Gallery in Wentworth Falls, the next Reading will be on Sunday March 1st at 2.30. The main programme will be followed by afternoon tea and an Open Reading. #poetryreading rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/02/24/k...

Rochford Street Review Issue 43. Lisa Collyer: 4 poems from ‘Gold Digger’ Lisa Collyer is the author of two poetry collections, 'Gold Digger' (2025) and How 'To Order Eggs Sunny Side Up' (2023) both published with Life Before Man Books. rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/02/23/l...

Rochford Street Review Issue 43. A memoir of things that need to be said: Cassie Hamer launches ‘Letters to Dead People and Others En Route’ by Jennifer Dickerson. Overall, this book tells a story of determination, resilience and survival. rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/02/20/a...

Rochford Street Review Issue 43. Music, Mechanics & Emotions: Tru S. Dowling launches ‘Chords in the Soundscapes’ by Michael J. Leach. "Chords in the Soundscapes, reads as a love song to generations within a changing world." rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/02/19/m...

Vale Lionel Fogarty Rochford Street Review was saddened to learn of the death of poet and activist Lionel Fogarty. Please be aware that this article includes the name and images of an Aboriginal person who has died. rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/02/16/v...

‘St Brigid Guides the Cartographer’s Hand’ a poem by Jean O’Brien – Brigid the Bard 2026 Supplement. Jean O’Brien’s 6th and latest collection is Stars Burn Regardless (Salmon Poetry) 2022. rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/02/06/s...

‘Saint Brigid’s Eve’ a poem by Eileen Sheehan – Brigid the Bard 2026 Supplement Eileen Sheehan is a poet from the Southwest of Ireland. rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/02/05/s...

The Prankqueans & friends bring Brigid the Bard to Katoomba this Saturday Brigid the Bard at the Baroque Room, 15 Katoomba St, Katoomba, Saturday 7 February 2026 from 4pm to 6pm. rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/02/04/t...

‘Brigid of the Bargain Bins’ & ‘The Song of Brigid’s Cloak’. Two poems by Catherine Ann Cullen – Brigid the Bard 2026 Supplement. Catherine Ann Cullen was the inaugural Poet in Residence at Poetry Ireland. rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/02/03/b...

‘Blue’. A poem by Lizz Murphy – Brigid the Bard 2026 Supplement Lizz Murphy has published fifteen books. Her tenth poetry title Bitumen Psalms was recently released by Flying Islands Pocket Poets. rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/02/02/b...

Brigid, goddess of light’ a poem by Anne Casey – Brigid the Bard 2026 Supplement. Originally from the west of Ireland and living in Australia for three decades, Anne Casey is the author of six poetry collections. rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/01/31/b...

‘Among the Reeds’ a poem by Karen J McDonnell — Brigid the Bard Supplement Karen J McDonnell’s writing is widely published and anthologised. Her collections This Little World and TIDAL are published by Doire Press. rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/01/31/a...

'Bríd/Brigid'. A poem by Colin Ryan – Brigid the Bard Supplement Is scríbhneoir Gaeilge Astrálach é Colin Ryan. Colin Ryan is an Australian Irish language writer. rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/01/30/b...

‘Bríd na mín fhocal / Bríd of the soft words’. A prose poem by Julie Breathnach- Banwait — Is file agus scribhneoir dátheangach, amharc ealaíntóir, síceolaí cairte i Julie Breathnach- Banwait. Tá sí páirteach i bhfoireann eagarthóireachta Tinteán. rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/01/29/b...

‘I Wear the Polka Dot Dress Inside Me’ a prose poem by Margaret O’Brien — Brigid the Bard Supplement. Margaret O’Brien formerly lectured in English and Creative Writing at Waterford Institute of Technology (now SETU). rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/01/28/i...

‘No Matter. It is the Truth’. A poem by Robyn Rowland – Brigid the Bard 2026 Supplement Robyn Rowland is an Irish-Australian citizen, living between Ireland and Victoria for over 36 years. Her most recent book is Steep Curve (5 Islands Press, 2024). rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/01/28/n...

‘Creidim, 1579 AD’ & ‘Imbolc Incantation’. Poems by Jennifer Liston – Brigid the Bard Supplement Jennifer Liston's 4th poetry collection, Grace Notes – Giving Voice to Grainne Mhaol, Ireland’s Pirate Queen has just been published by Salmon Poetry. #brigid rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/01/27/c...

‘Season of Brigid’ by Anne Casey, Performed by Davog Rynne – Brigid the Bard 2026 Supplement ‘Season of Brigid’ is a poem from Anne Casey’s poetry collection, The Light we Cannot See. rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/01/26/s...