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The Poem that Saved a Forest
CulturePoet Jacqueline Suskin on questions of time, transformation and activism.
Tree Songs: Paul Kelly and Siân Darling in conversation
Conversations, CultureWonderground guest poetry editors Paul Kelly and Siân Darling chat with Georgina Reid.
Northern Rivers
PoetryA poem by Paul Kelly.
Beach Beat (Public Acts of Indecency)
PoetryNew poetry by Scott-Patrick Mitchell.
Love Letters to Country
Culture, PeopleGamilaraay writer Marika Duczynski yarns with Wiradjuri artist, poet and author Jazz Money about language and Country.
Ogmographia
PoetryA poem by India Flint.
The Well of Grief
PoetryA poem by David Whyte.
Adventureland
PoetryA poem by Monique Germon.
How to Build the Alps
PoetryA poem by Rachael Mead
A Tree and a Boat
PoetryA poem by Tony Birch.
She-Oaked Shores
PoetryA poem by Dakota Feirer
A Collection of Odes. To Resilience, Weeds and Wishing Trees
Culture“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh
A collection of Odes: To Dirty Hands, Chairs and Un-Cool Plants
CultureGorgeous garden odes from the Planthunter Ode Project
Introducing the Planthunter Ode Project
CultureImagine an untamed and entangled garden of words that whisper, shout, murmur and yell of the beauty and importance and value of the natural world! Ode with us.
Poem: This Here, This Now
CultureA poem by Georgina Reid.
New Shoots: Kirli Saunders
PeopleMeet poet, children's author and motorcycle enthusiast, Kirli Saunders.
New Shoots: Carissa Lee
PeopleIf poet Carissa Lee were a plant she'd be a kangaroo paw.
New Shoots: Nandi Chinna, Poet and Wanderer
PeopleWriting words and wild wanderings with Nandi Chinna.
New Shoots: Plants, Poetry and Place
CultureA garden of poems is sprouting in the Melbourne Botanic Gardens this spring
Mary Oliver’s Wild and Precious Life
CultureMary Oliver is a woman of the wilderness and one of America's most celebrated poets.
New Shoots: Eileen Chong
PeopleA chat with Sydney based 'poet of small things', Eileen Chong
New Shoots: Mark Tredinnick
PeopleA chat with award-winning writer and poet Mark Tredinnick.
New Shoots: Tamryn Bennett
PeopleLife is a poem, according to multidisciplinary artist, poet, and plant lover Tamryn Bennett
Botanicarotica: A Collection of Poems
CultureFor me, poetry is perfect for capturing moments in nature. It offers a creative opportunity for the…
Islands & Forests: A Poem
CultureLouisa Miranda is a poet from northern NSW. She believes believes …
Haiku: The Instagram of the Poetry World?
Culture“Haikus confuse me Too often they make no sense Hand me the pliers” Bumper sticker…
Emily’s Herbarium
Botanica, CultureIn August 2013, Tavi Gevinson, the teenage editor of girl’s magazine Rookie, wrote about how keeping a journal…
The Planthunter’s Royal Botanic Poetry Trail
GardensThere is something very powerful about the way gardens and poetry affect us. In many ways, they encourage…
Power: A Poetry Playlist
CultureSome biologists will tell you that the beautiful ecosystems plants create are really war zones, but this…
Ode To The Onion
CulturePablo Neruda, what a man! The Chilean poet, who died in 1973, knew a thing or two…
Ode To The Lemon
CultureDid you know that Pablo Neruda used to write in green ink? To him, the colour…
Ode to the Artichoke
CultureYes, Pablo Neruda, that steamy South American wordsmith is back. We couldn’t resist sharing Ode To The…