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...

Áine de Paor agus an ‘Midnight Court’ le Brian Merriman – Brigid the Bard Supplement Thia Irish language poem written by Brian Merriman in the 18th Century is both hilarious & outrageous while also showcasing the beauty & musicality of the Irish language rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/01/24/a...

Rochford Street Review acknowledges that we live and work on Dharug and Gundungurra land and that sovereignty was never ceded. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.

Rochford Street Review Brigid the Bard Festival 2026 supplement. Celtic Christian Brigid the Bard – The Prankqueans celebrate Brigid Imbolg the time of the year associated with Brigid marks the end of winter in Ireland rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/01/24/c...

Brigid the Bard Festival 2026 Program Find out what is planned for the 2026 Brigid the Bard Festival in Sydney and Katoomba. rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/01/24/b...

Brigid the Bard Festival 2026 – Rochford Street Review Special Supplement As part of the Prankqueans 2026 Brigid the Bard Festival we will be publishing a special Brigid supplement featuring poems & writing about Brigid from Australia, Ireland & beyond. rochfordstreetreview.com/previous-iss...

Rochford Street Review Issue 43. Karen J McDonnell. 4 Poem from ‘Tidal’ Karen J McDonnell lives in the Burren, in the West of Ireland & her work has been published in many anthologies and journals round the world. rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/01/23/k...

Vale Chris Wallace-Crabbe Rochford Street Review was saddened to learn of the death of Chris Wallace-Crabbe on 16 December 2025. rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/01/20/v...

Rochford Street Review Issue 43. Susan Hawthorne: Three Poems in Epic Style Susan Hawthorne is a poet, novelist and publisher who lives and works on Djiru Country in Far North Queensland. @susanha #poetry #poetrycommunity rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/01/18/s...

Rochford Street Review Issue 43. The crunch, the rhyme, the echo: Kate Ennals launches ‘Tidal’ by Karen J McDonnell. "I can feel Karen’s notions swirl about in all her poems. Each stanza is like a stork landing a bag of words to shape..." rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/01/14/t...

Vale Joan Cahill – David Gilbey pays tribute Rochford Street Review was sadden to learn of the death of Joan Cahill. David Gilbey, President, Booranga Writers’ Centre, provided the following tribute to Joan. rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/01/13/v...

Rochford Street Review stands with Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah and condemns the decision of the Board of the Adelaide Writers Festival. We join with other writers and publishers in boycotting this years Adelaide Writers Week and will not cover any aspect of this year's festival.

Welcome to 2026 - Rochford Street Review is back for another year! After using the last few weeks to tidy up the residue of 2025 & getting ourselves as organised as we can, Rochford Street Review is back for another year of independent publishing in 2026. rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/01/12/w...

An Update on the Sixth Annual Keep Rochford Street Alive Appeal As an unfunded, independent literary journal we depend on donations to stay on-line. Click on the link to see how we are going..... rochfordstreetreview.com/2025/12/22/t...

Rochford Street Review Issue 43. Compulsive readability: Bron Bateman Launches ‘Gold Digger’ by Lisa Collyer "she writes poems that are battle-line hardy, staunchly feminist, with a working-class sensibility ..." rochfordstreetreview.com/2025/12/22/c...

Rochford Street Review - Vale Susan Adams. The editors of Rochford Street Review were sadden to learn of the death of poet Susan Adams on Monday 7 December. rochfordstreetreview.com/2025/12/20/v...

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Susan Austin: 6 Poems from ‘Incandescence’ Susan Austin is a poet, eco-socialist activist & mental health occupational therapist living in Nipaluna, Hobart. Her poetry collections Undertow & Incandescence were published by Walleah Press. rochfordstreetreview.com/2025/12/16/s...

Rochford Street Review Issue 43. The heights of timelessness: Morgan Yasbincek launches ‘The Grand Reopening’ by Toby Davidson. The Grand Reopening was launched by Morgan Yasbincek on Sunday 31 August 2025 during the Perth Poetry Festival. rochfordstreetreview.com/2025/12/10/t...

New from Mark Roberts' Substack feed 'Printed Shadows'. From the archives: Children of the Cave by Virve Sammalkorpi, translated by Emily Jeremiah and Fleur Jeremiah. Peirene Press 2019. First published in Rochford street Review.Issue 27 November 2019. printedshadows.substack.com/p/a-novel-of...

Stephen Smithyman: 2 Poems Stephen Smithyman is one of the poets featured in Te Purere/The Exodus: The Anthology of Expatriate New Zealand Poets, Edited by Vaughan Rapatahana and John Gallas, Cold Hub Press, 2025. rochfordstreetreview.com/2025/12/06/s...

E Wen Wong: 2 Poems E Wen Wong:: is one of the poets featured in Te Purere/The Exodus: The Anthology of Expatriate New Zealand Poets, Edited by Vaughan Rapatahana and John Gallas, Cold Hub Press, 2025. rochfordstreetreview.com/2025/12/06/e...

Miro Bilbrough: 2 Poems. Miro is one of the poets featured in Te Purere/The Exodus: The Anthology of Expatriate New Zealand Poets, Sydney launch 6 Dec 3pm Stanley Street Gallery, Darlinghurst rochfordstreetreview.com/2025/12/05/m...

Rochford Street Review Issue 43. Angela Stretch: 2 Poems. Angela Stretch is one of the poets featured in Te Purere/The Exodus: The Anthology of Expatriate New Zealand Poets, Sydney launch 6 Dec 3pm Stanley Street Gallery, Darlinghurst. rochfordstreetreview.com/2025/12/04/a...

Rochford Street Review Issue 43. Susan Adams: 2 Poems. Susan Adams is one of the poets featured in Te Purere/The Exodus: The Anthology of Expatriate New Zealand Poets. rochfordstreetreview.com/2025/12/04/s...

Rochford Street Review Issue 43. New perspectives and insights: Vaughan Rapatahana and John Gallas introduce ‘Te Purere/The Exodus: The Anthology of Expatriate New Zealand Poets’ rochfordstreetreview.com/2025/12/03/n...

Rochford Street Review Issue 43. Doc Drumheller: 2 Poems. Doc Drumheller is one of the poets featured in Te Purere/The Exodus: The Anthology of Expatriate New Zealand Poets, Sydney launch 6 Dec from 3pm Stanley Street Gallery. rochfordstreetreview.com/2025/12/04/d...

Rochford Street Review Issue 43. The immediacy of the message: Mark Roberts reviews ‘Each Night I Count My Children: Poems From Gaza’ edited by Denise Howell. rochfordstreetreview.com/2025/12/03/t...

The Sixth Annual Rochford Street Review Keep Alive Appeal Help make sure we can continue publishing into 2026 rochfordstreetreview.com/2025/12/01/t...

Rochford Street Review Issue 43. Amanda Anastasi: COP30 Video Poem ‘The Last Call’ Amanda Anastasi was commissioned to write a poetic call to action for COP30 that was a clear, urgent summary of climate impacts across the Oceania region. rochfordstreetreview.com/2025/11/30/a...

Rochford Street Review Issue 43. Insight, tenderness, humour, and fire: Esther Ottaway launches ‘Incandescence’ by Susan Austin. "In Incandescence, Susan has crafted a collection that arises from the everyday, while expanding into the universal." rochfordstreetreview.com/2025/11/28/i...

Rochford Street Review Issue 43. ‘One-Time Code’: A poem by S.C. Flynn S.C. Flynn was born in a small town in Australia of Irish origin and now lives in Dublin. His collections are The Colour of Extinction (October 2024) and An Ocean Called Hope (May 2025). rochfordstreetreview.com/2025/11/27/o...

Rochford Street Review. Chucking Out. Short fiction by Fionnbharr Rodgers. Fionnbharr Rodgers is an Irish historian and poet who has had work published in History Ireland, Ireland’s Own, The Irish Times, Northern Slant, A New Ulster & Blackbird.... rochfordstreetreview.com/2025/11/21/c...