A superhero poem in 5 parts. Part I: The Dark Night Falls Part II: Eternal Dream Part III: After the Golden Age Part IV: Graphic Part V: Origin Story In 2011 I gathered a group of artist friends from around Perth and asked for their help in illustrating my 5-part superhero poem Unmasked. Originally, Unmasked … Continue reading Unmasked
Videos
Where the Line Breaks Introduction Video 10/2/2021 This Love Won't Break Your Heart (New Years 2020) 13/1/2021 Where the Line Breaks Cover Reveal 18/11/2020 Anzac Day 2020 25/4/2020 Blood Bank 22/1/2017 Rememories 20/9/2013
Short Stories
Love-You-Lots in Litro The Brothers Rose in Every Day Fiction and Fudoki Magazine Apocalypse in The Marble Hand Literary Magazine Hardboiled in Control Literary Magazine Timetravel for Dummies in Aurealis 26 in Voiceworks Poetic Justice in Trove Kate in dotdotdash
Blood Bank
https://www.facebook.com/michaelpburrows/videos/10154945445439880/ Blood Bank Bon Iver Well, I met you at the blood bank, we were looking at the bags, wondering if any of the colours, matched any of the names we knew on the tags. You said, "See look, that's yours, stacked on top with your brother's, see how they resemble one another? even in … Continue reading Blood Bank
Underwear Drawer
Underwear Drawer I have been hurt before, the lacy thing the magician’s assistant. An ordinary chest before your eyes from which I will pluck a heart. I have hurt, the boyfriend cut- too scared to say I’m sorry, too sorry to say I’m scared. I have messed around, with dress ups, pretending I am someone … Continue reading Underwear Drawer
Illawarra Family Tree
Illawarra Family Tree Says the Sylvester boy to young Mary,“Come out Miss Mary, come outand feel the rain.”Red earth under his nailsdrops like tears on his dirty shirt.All the fields open to the sky. Says the Sylvester boy to young Mary,“Will you dance?” as he hums a tunehair over his eyes,and disused laughterrising from her throat.Nails … Continue reading Illawarra Family Tree
Pup
Pup I knew you through photos your tiny pup head/ a sock around your tiny pup chest/ a bowl of food and your tiny pup butt/ redearthrunning itchyfeetsgrr catchtheballmate butimonlytiny andinthefarkin spinifex I watched you through photos getting tiny pup sick/ your hair in bald patches throwing tiny pup up/ and a tiny pup grave … Continue reading Pup
Untitled
I have thought about trivialising this paring its bass notes down to a simplified list or hiding behind cheap laughs, faced with impossible tasks I have been known to panic left with only my poor excuses. Unwilling to accept that I am unable to do justice. What words would work to describe a half-dream to … Continue reading Untitled
I Tell Myself
Every day I must I tell myself. Write and whether it's the hell of holes or the height of sophistication I will honour my family debt. Turn my thoughts to desert life and make believe dogs or war dogs coming out with gross approximations of the real stuff. Punktual as opposed to spunktual or should that … Continue reading I Tell Myself
Wittischisms
When the right thing to say just isn't quite right, say it wrong. Available to purchase at redbubble.com/Wittischisms
