Author Visit Gold Coast November
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Ask An Author – Poet Guest for Michelle ‘s YouTube
I loved this chat with Michelle Worthington where I answered questions about being a poet from young people~ tune in and have a listen. There are many other delightful interviews with creatives including comedians (that’s not me!) and circus professionals (I wish that we me!), as well as other writers for children.
Poet and Storyteller
Illuminations: 19 Poems and 1 Story
Features of interviews with creators and artists, readings, and background to some of the poems, and guest blogs.
Illuminations Interview on Baha’i Blog
Shaking Off the Dust
KBR Interview with Ruha and Minaira Fifita
June, Ruha and Minaira chat – Sound Cloud
SCBWI Announcing Illuminations New Work
Queensland Poetry Festival Panacea Poets Reading
Extract in anthology In Your Hands
Celebrating New Books in Troublesome Times Sophie Masson’s blog
Share Your Story Introduction of June Perkins Poet
A Gift of Poetry
Ocean Series
In this piece I take a canva template for an instagram post as my inspiration and structure for a poem.
I balance the text and the image and insert a question in the search window.
This is the first in a series reflecting on the ocean and all that it stands for and asks of us.
I will work with patterns of repetition between and within pieces.
(c) June Perkins
Joining International Celebrations for Ridvan!
It was so delightful to be part of the You Tube Ridvan is Everywhere Celebrations online. And a great honour to be the epigrammatic beginning to day 7 with a brand new never before shared poem. This poem is now being included in the next issue of Tokens.
“The “Is Everywhere” Collective, which brought us this wonderful online Naw-Ruz celebration, is celebrating the Festival of Ridvan! They are excited to provide family-friendly programming for all 12 days of Ridvan and this video features their program celebrating the 7th day of Ridvan.
The Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Los Angeles (USA) is sponsoring special program for the 1st, 9th and 12th days of Ridvan but every day in between features videos sharing poetry, storytelling, music, art, dancing, cooking, and crafting—all by friends from across the world!
You’ll find the playlist for Ridvan Is Everywhere here on YouTube. You can also subscribe to their YouTube channel for updates.”
(Cited from Baha’i Blog)
Illuminations Launching
My new poetry book, Illuminations is about to be released.
This collection captures the wonder of the act of creation,
the burst of excitement associated with the birth of the new,
and the challenges and sacrifice involved in bringing inspiration to fruition.
Launching June 20, 2020
Author: June Perkins
Illustrators: Ruha and Minaira Fifita
Target Age: 13 to 100 years plus
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 9780980731194 (paperback)
ISBN: 9780648720508 (hard cover, dustcover)
Publication Date: 20/6/2020
80 leaves, 63 pages of content
For more information on this book Illuminations
For International orders see the Book Depository
Direct orders available for Australian customers from Author in Australia
Library available from Peter Pal and soon Wheeler’s Books
Library and Schools New Zealand see Wheelers Books New Zealand
Please be aware delivery everywhere is slower due to the COVID19 even with on the ground delivery in US, UK and Australia so do check delivery dates on any sites you order through.
Your patience is appreciated.
Australia 1-2 weeks
UK 2-3 weeks
United States 5 weeks
The above poem featured in In Your Hands Red Room Poetry Project
More information to come in the following weeks.
Cupid has Struck
Image Credits: Image credits: SWNS on
https://www.boredpanda.com/unusual-animal-friendships-interspecies/
Labrador protects duckling,
while cat cuddles fox,
that’s when you can tell
Cupid has struck.
A dog and elephant water play,
And chicken warms some puppies,
that’s when you can tell
Cupid has struck.
A dog howls with the owl
giraffe and ostrich nuzzle necks,
that’s when you can tell
Cupid has struck.
These dear ones
love beyond feather, furs and skin;
see friendship
Is more than luck.
By June Perkins
First Appeared on Australian Children’s Poetry, February 13th 2019.
Inspired by stories of unusual animal friendships and playful Jazz songs.
https://www.boredpanda.com/unusual-animal-friendships-interspecies/
June will be Storytelling at APT9
11.00AM Fri 18 Jan 2019 – Sunday 20th Jan 2019
GOMA | GOMA Cafe Bistro Lawn | Free
Come and relax under the fig tree by the river from 11.00am – 12.00pm and hear poems by poet and children’s author Dr June Perkins and stories from members of the Brisbane Kiribati community.
Free, no bookings required.
Friday and Saturday Auslan Translating Available.
