Ruby Street

Sorry seemed to be the hardest word for a long time but now, today: "Today we honour the Indigenous peoples of this land, the oldest continuing cultures in human history. We reflect on their past mistreatment. We reflect in particular on the mistreatment of those who were stolen generations - this blemished chapter in our nation's history. The time has now come for the nation to turn a new page in Australia's history by righting the wrongs of the past and so moving forward with confidence to the future. We apologise for the laws and policies of successive Parliaments and governments that have inflicted profound grief, suffering and loss on these our fellow Australians. We apologise especially for the removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families, their communities and their country. For the pain, suffering and hurt of these stolen generations, their descendants and for their families left behind, we say sorry. To the mothers and the fathers,...

Hermitude - Rare Sightings Ricardo Villalobos - Fabric 36 Bonnie Prince Billy - Master and Everyone ... and some Led Zeppelin, primarily to do with a project I'm writing, but enjoyable anyway.

Barry Hill does the rounds with two recent Australian poetry anthologies . A mention of JJ amongst the other new and notable.

Thread the light that goes out leaning on the door ... What doubt is there about the sky? Is it the blue?

Quartet for the End of Time , Messiaen Gaspard de la Nuit , Ravel Triple Concerto , Piano Trio Op.121a , Beethoven ... and the rain

flux of sound, syntactical manoeuvres, dictions

look at the sun along the off-white afternoon over my shoulder memory speaks through heroic ideal shivered beauty lashed by cold light your questions lip air go out fall to ruin walk ordinary matter