Veronica Sullivan,new head of Melbourne Writers Festival.

Jimmy Barnes joins superstar authors for Melbourne Writers Festival

New festival director Veronica Sullivan is aiming to provide something for everyone this year:from bestselling Irish writers to a BookTok phenomenon and yes,a rock legend.

  • Kerrie O'Brien

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Poet David Whyte in Sydney during his Australian tour.

Workmates chatting too loudly? This poet says we should enjoy it

Embracing everyday irritation is key to a life well-lived,argues rock star poet David Whyte.

  • Kerrie O'Brien
Internationally acclaimed Irish-English poet David Whyte reads one of his poems,What To Remember When Waking.
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Meet the rock star poet

Internationally acclaimed Irish-English poet David Whyte reads one of his poems,What To Remember When Waking.

How my brave and brilliant sister rocked Australia to its core

The country lost a literary star when poet Dorothy Porter died in 2008,writes her sister in a new memoir.

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Straining to fathom water filters

Overall,it’s a bit of a dampener.

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The price is fright!

And the resolution is blurry.

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Pearly prose from the western shoreline

And a volunteer with great appeal.

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Nigel’s night on the tiles

It’s all fun and games until someone loses an i.

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Hanging out. It’s a thing again

Even if it means going out on a limb.

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The search engine that saved Christmas

As long as the fatherly kickbacks keep coming.