Butterflies on the wall, a new creation by artists
calls the People of this city to turn towards
the spaces beyond
(c) June Perkins, Words and Image
Photography
Love’s Flame
This poem appears on Nineteen Months.
Poetry Postcards
These poetry postcards featuring June’s poetry and photography will be available when she is doing book signings and appearing at markets.
They are part of a new book she is working on but for now are only available in this format.
Queries welcome, just leave a message here or email at gumbootspearlz@gmail.com
How many Palms can you name?
When our family first moved to Far North Queensland I had only ever really thought about one kind of palm tree, the coconut palm, so often portrayed in movies of desert islands.
But I was soon to become familiar with the Licuala Fan Palm. This palm is an integral part of the environment that inspired much of the poetry of Magic Fish Dreaming. It is distinctive and common in the Cassowary Coastal area.
There is a licuala Fan Palm walk between Tully and Mission Beach. On it you may come across the Ulysses Butterfly, Green Tree Frog, Scrub Turkeys or Wallabies and sometimes if you are lucky a Cassowary (we have done this.)
Mission Beach has over 50% of the remaining fan palm forests left in the world. These palms are incredibly resilient to cyclones.
How many variety of palm trees can you name?
To find out more about this amazing rain forest visit Queensland State Attractions
The Ultimate Faraway Tree
This tree is just one of many inspirations for the poetry of Magic Fish Dreaming. It is the ultimate faraway tree of Far North Queensland, although it is not one you are allowed to climb on – for that you have to find other trees (of which there are plenty that are almost as magical).
For more information visit: Curtain Fig Tree
Stay tuned for more poetry inspirations. I look forward to seeing what magical illustrations Helene will do for the rest of the book. Can you imagine them too?
Magic Fish Dreaming 