I woke up with the words ‘a vision splendid’ - I had been dreaming of stars - and it took me a while for the words to find a place:

‘In the murmur of the breezes and the river on its bars,
And he sees the vision splendid of the sunlit plains extended,
And at night the wondrous glory of the everlasting stars.’ (Clancy of the Overflow)

And I wondered, do they still teach poetry in Australian schools? Australian colonial poetry?

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Clancy of the Overflow by Banjo Paterson

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Wish fulfilment gravel filled my office like excited hail from a fresh spring storm. Dish of crumbs, half-drunk cold tea, just sitting in the blanket of remaining Sun. I wipe a bead of orange sweat…

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I can relate the sensation but they’re transient and are better and more accurately portrayed as art or text. They’re not repressed and if I forget these crystals they are sunk costs le…

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Training deepseek R1 to write a poem in the style of Ariel Riveros, including critical notes. Click image for full text #AustralianPoetry #medicalhumanities

A poem in the style of Ariel Riveros. Co-authored with AI in training

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My latest enews includes some upcoming events in Warrane/Sydney, my latest governance article out from behind its paywall, some thoughts on the possibilities and responsibilities of building an online profile, and on solidarity and advocacy as humanity and care.

Read/subscribe at https://katelarsenkeys.substack.com/p/sydney-events-this-week-online-profiles.

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Sydney events this week | Online profiles and platforms | Solidarity and advocacy as humanity and care

Plus... my latest governance article is now available online

Kate Larsen | Words, Thoughts and Ponderings

Sydney pals. It feels surreal and uncomfortable to even speak of things like book launches when the state of the world is breaking so many hearts. I hope you're all navigating this time as gently as you can. And if you're free, I'd love to see you on 19 November at Better Read Than Dead. Link in bio (or https://www.betterreadevents.com/events/public-open-space-launch-with-kate-larsen).

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Clictivist from #PublicOpenSpace. Feeling this all over again this week.

Complicit:
witness
cannot be
enough.

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My October enews includes tips for having difficult conversations and a call to arts boards to consider their duty of care, as well as my report on the national reading symposium and some of my own writing updates. Read/subscribe at link in bio (or https://katelarsenkeys.substack.com/p/having-difficult-conversations-arts).

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Having difficult conversations | Arts boards and duty of care | Building a reading nation | More Public. Open. Space. reviews

Plus... two new poems and my Writing NSW workshop goes online

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