A. R. Levett is just one of several emerging WA authors to feature in 'Getting Into the Write Zone', an article about writing habits by WA emerging author Lisa A. Wolstenholme. The article includes comments by authors Karen McDermott, Helen Doran-Wu, Rosanne Dingli, Chloe Higgins, Rachel Johns, Emily Paull, Melinda Toginini, Christine Scuderi, Caroline Wren, Tabetha Rogers Beggs, and Valerie Goodreid. It's well worth checking out if you need inspiration or some ideas on how to improve your writing habits. Check out the article here. |
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On Saturday 21 January 2017, W.A. Poets will be hosting an evening of poetry readings at the Scarborough Library Amphitheater. As well as a host of other poets, A. R. Levett will be performing a reading on the night. Come along and listen to some amazing poetry by some wonderful poets.
Details: Saturday 21st January 7.30 - 9.30 pm Scarborough Library Amphitheatre 173 Gildercliffe St. Scarborough. Other poets performing on the night include: Join Rita Tognini, Meryl Manoy, Sally Gaunt, Carol Millner, Jan Napier, Mina Wallis, Coral Carter, Ros Franklin, Hessom Razavi, Derek Fenton, Mike Pedrana, Mike T, Jackson, Danny Gunzburg, Christine Della Vedova, Gary De Piazzi, Steve Finch and SPM for an evening of poetry and music with MC, Mar Bucknell.
As regular visitors to my site might have noticed, there have been a lot of changes going on in the background, with a huge restructuring of the site and its contents. As well as expanding information about myself and my experience and qualifications, I have added some samples of my writings, in the new poems and short stories sections. I hope you enjoy them.
On top of that, I've added three new sections: Editing, Workshops, and Courses. The uncertainty of funding for the arts under Australia's current goverment means writers' centres and academic institutions are struggling to supply the support writers need. This means writers need to band together now more than ever. As such, I have decided to offer my skills as a creative writing and academic practisioner to individuals and the community. Individuals can now ask for my asistance with their manuscripts through the new manuscript assessment, copy editing, and substantive editing sections. I offer free samples in order to discern whether we will work well together. See each section for specifics. Communities can also benefit from my skills through a smattering of workshops and courses I can present. Stay tuned as I will be adding more soon. If you would like to employ me, please email me. You will find my rates are compliant with the current ASA standards and, given my enthusiasm for writing and helping other writers, that my workshops and courses are great value. I look forward to seeing you at a workshop and helping with your manuscript.
On 19 November 2006, A. R. Levett was presented with a Commended Award in the Glen Phillips Poetry Prize for his poem 'Paternal Lessons'. From Peter Jeffrey's judge's report: "PATERNAL LESSONS by A.R LEVETT shows how negatively the older macho culture accepts a pattern of life that is inherently sterile if not outright abusive in the advice it wants to relay to the coming generations. It moves through a recognisable pattern of quatrains which reflect chauvinism, wage slavery and greed, one eyed factionalism, alcoholism and hospitalisation and parental neglect of the recognition of childhood achievements, to a final three liner betrayal with perhaps incestual ambiguity of shocking intensity. Full marks for the control of graduated revelation that generates a superb climax." Here is the poem: PATERNAL LESSONS Lessons from my father: women are nice to look at and touch, the only worthwhile ones are those who bare their bodies in trashy magazines; swelter in a factory where your talents atrophy seize every cent as if everyone owes you; football is life, barrack for the Eagles, abuse the television when your team is losing; scull so much you pass out mid-conversation, your committed hospital stay an honour badge; leave your reserved seat empty at your expectant child’s award-earning ceremonies to escape on sudden vacation. The hardest lesson of all one drunken night I prefer your sister.
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