How should we perform this act of
- connection -
?
Belief and bridges:
( a journey of suspension but the supports )
are a dissipating concave into this dragon
harbour.
Can we cantilever ^ this ^ uprising?
Or perhaps we must breathe — this — spine
and arch—well into each in—bet—
wee—n.
We will break no new ground here
x
but these letters can fly
o
and even vaults are built with
doors.
Rosalind McFarlane recently completed her doctorate in Asian Australian poetry and depictions of water at Monash University. Originally from Western Australia her work engages with ideas of place, collaboration, ecocriticism and representations of water. She has been published in various journals including
Cordite, Antipodes, Axon and
Colloquy.
Siobhan Hodge has a PhD in English literature. Her thesis focused on Sappho’s legacy in English translations. Born in the UK, she divides her time between Australia and Hong Kong. Her chapbook of reflections on Sappho,
Picking Up the Pieces, was published in 2012 as part of the Wide Range Chapbooks series. She is currently the Reviews Editor for
Writ Review and an Associate Editor for
Rochford Street Review. She has had critical and creative works published in a range of places, including
Westerly, Axon, Contrapasso, Peril, Plumwood Mountain.