My writing

My writing that is published on this site, including lots of creative commons poetry.

  • on the path

    Walking / shall we render dào as walk? // Working / shall we render dào as work? // An ibis proceeding / at an angle to the wind … Read more

  • The Physicist does not tell me not to study. The Sage does not furnish his text with citations. The Sage does not postulate gravity and light. The Physicist is silent on yin, yang and qi. The Physicist does not claim that Name is the Mother. The Sage does not construct a non-commutative algebra. The Sage Read more

  • There are five fundamental forces,      said my son. Gravitational, Electromagnetic, the Strong, the Weak, and Hunger. Hunger is the fundamental force from which all the others are derived,      I said. And there are accordingly five fundamental particles. The one associated with Hunger is called First published in The Authorised Theft Papers, the Australasian Association of Read more

  • How to appear simultaneously in Melbourne, London and Perth. How to check the news, briefly, once a day. How to buy two weeks’ food at once. How to use less toilet paper. How to wash my hands. How to sprout beans. How to bake bread. How to be alone. How to relax. These are the Read more

  • The umbrella The keyring The bus-stop The priority seat The “Yes, please” The three dollars ninety The teabag The front page The crossword The plastic basket The chops, potatoes, carrots, peas The “Fine, thanks” The bus-stop The priority seat The keyring The umbrella The light inside the fridge The power point The teabag The armchair Read more

  • the analogy

    “the godelnumbering is the beautiful thing” Read more