tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92212892024-03-14T07:16:03.792+11:00Malleable JangleThe blog of Malleable Jangle, the Australian-based, online poetry journal with an International outlook. We publishes innovative, original poetry, and related articles monthly.robert lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08582161519317592818noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221289.post-47469013511003571902006-12-13T10:08:00.000+11:002006-12-13T10:10:09.965+11:00Stay tunedHello, it's been a while but there will be some new developments very soon. Stay tuned.robert lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08582161519317592818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221289.post-1150196281605318352006-06-13T20:58:00.000+10:002006-06-13T20:58:02.336+10:00Malleable Jangle<a href="http://malleablejangle.blogspot.com/">Malleable Jangle</a><br />Just when you thought that you'd had enough excitement with the resurection Australian Football, and all that, along comes the very much anticipated return of that poetry journal: Malleable Jangle. "I told you so," yes - yes after a rather too long recess we're back.This is the return issue, no 9 Winter. It includes new poetry from Doug Draime, Richard Fein, Lorin Ford, Ricky Garni, Marthe Reed, Laurence W. Thomas, Christian Zorka, and an article by Giles Goodland on collage in poetry. So go to it and have a look around, it's at: <a href="http://www.malleablejangle.netfirms.com/">http://www.malleablejangle.netfirms.com/</a> All the best, and good luck in Germany. Robert Lane.robert lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08582161519317592818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221289.post-1146991464676700952006-05-07T18:38:00.000+10:002006-05-07T18:44:24.686+10:00family spotted at poetry readingHello all, Malleable Jangle should be online very soon. A new job and specific problems have slowed things down a little but work is being done steadily. The good news is that we ventured out to our first poetry reading in well over a year. Baby Ben yelled out a few babbles from the audience. His first poetry reading and he made lots of friends; entirely unlike his father's first reading. Well that's all water under the bridge and we hope to be getting out a lot more in the near future.robert lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08582161519317592818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221289.post-1143535074307188482006-03-28T19:26:00.000+11:002006-03-28T19:37:54.320+11:00Fear and Loathing in Cairns: NO MORE<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7123/662/1600/muni.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7123/662/320/muni.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Hello from Warburton Melbourne Victoria Australia<br /><br />We are back from Cairns and are living in Warburton.<br />We decided that we hated Cairns and that it was just all too silly so we moved back to Victoria after two weeks.<br />It was the most expensive trip our furtiture has ever undertaken. A two week holiday fifth class.<br />We just beat the Cyclone home<br />We thought we were going to die on the plane ride home<br />Thank you to all submitters to Malleable Jangle i really appreciate you patience.<br />It has been virtually impossible to do any work on it as we have been homeless and without computer for 6 weeks but we have just got a house in Warburton so things should return to some sense of sanity soon i hope.<br /><br />I love feeling cold in the morning; such sensible weather.<br /><br />Contemplating the hospitality industryrobert lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08582161519317592818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221289.post-1139744383908761962006-02-12T22:31:00.000+11:002006-02-12T22:39:43.926+11:00Hello from CairnsHello from Cairns, tropical North Queensland in Australia. Yes it's true, we have moved to Cairns and it is one opf the most beautiful places in the world. We will be processing all the submissions submitted to MJ for the summer submission but you have to bear with us as we need a little time to establish ourselves and buy a new computer. If you are in the Cairns or know of anyone who is, let us know because we would love to hear some live words. Yours in humidity, Robby and Mel.robert lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08582161519317592818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221289.post-1131799152998448112005-11-12T23:35:00.000+11:002005-11-12T23:39:13.016+11:00Poetry<span style="font-family:courier new;">Some of my own poetry if you care to have a read.</span><br /><a href="http://www.poetryrobertlane.netfirms.com"><span style="font-family:courier new;">http://www.poetryrobertlane.netfirms.com</span></a>robert lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08582161519317592818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221289.post-1130467629803211252005-10-28T12:38:00.000+10:002005-10-28T12:47:09.826+10:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7123/662/1600/wheat%20silo.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7123/662/320/wheat%20silo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>The Spring edition of <em>Malleable Jangle</em> is now online. It features quality poetry from around the globe. </strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Spring includes these poets:<br />Glenn W Cooper * S.P. Flannery * Kenneth P Gurney * Lynn Strongin * Duane Locke </strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Peter Macrow * Peter O'Mara * Amy Trussell * Rob Walker * Dru Philippou </strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>They say Spring is the best time to read poetry so why not drop by and stay for a while; you're most welcome. Here's to warm balmy nights listening to the wind rustle in the palm trees. This issue highlights the work of Peter O'Mara. Make sure you navigate through his unique concrete/visual poems.</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>So just in case you don't know where it is: </strong></span><a href="http://www.malleablejangle.netfirms.com"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>http://www.malleablejangle.netfirms.com</strong></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Best regards, Robert Lane.</strong></span>robert lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08582161519317592818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221289.post-1129963660784399222005-10-22T16:47:00.000+10:002005-10-22T16:47:40.790+10:00Malleable Janglethe long awaited Spring edition of Malleable Jangle will be online soon. Stay tuned. robert lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08582161519317592818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221289.post-1126913411426149382005-09-17T09:26:00.000+10:002005-09-17T09:30:11.426+10:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7123/662/1600/Picture%20004.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7123/662/320/Picture%20004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />here we are he still has tubes up his nose at this point.robert lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08582161519317592818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221289.post-1126913193189896312005-09-17T09:24:00.000+10:002005-09-17T09:26:33.190+10:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7123/662/1600/Picture%20031.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7123/662/320/Picture%20031.jpg" border="0" /></a>robert lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08582161519317592818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221289.post-1126912842510089282005-09-17T09:16:00.000+10:002005-09-17T09:20:42.516+10:00Baby Ben BornAfter 6.5 hours labour with only gas for pain relief Melissa gave birth to our baby son Benjamin Wyatt Lane. He had a few lung complaints and was transferred over to Monash medical Centre where he could receive intensive care. He has responded wonderfully and should be home soon. He is breastfeeding and i gave him his first bath yesterday.robert lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08582161519317592818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221289.post-1121512715163473772005-07-16T21:12:00.000+10:002005-07-16T21:18:35.170+10:00interesting sighting by nutcase<span style="font-family:courier new;">Found this interesting report of a UFO sighting by a local identity. You be the judge, was she loaded on goofballs? Navigate through the super skyway with this link:</span><a href="http://www.ufoevidence.org/newsite/sightingdetail.asp?ID=5919"><span style="font-family:courier new;">http://www.ufoevidence.org/newsite/sightingdetail.asp?ID=5919</span></a>robert lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08582161519317592818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221289.post-1120822440498700432005-07-08T21:34:00.000+10:002005-07-08T21:34:00.503+10:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/21/2391/640/IMG_0085.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/21/2391/320/IMG_0085.jpg'></a><br />Warburton? <a href='http://picasa.google.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a>robert lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08582161519317592818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221289.post-1120821884195887632005-07-08T21:24:00.000+10:002005-07-08T21:24:44.200+10:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/21/2391/640/IMG_0023_2.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/21/2391/320/IMG_0023_2.jpg'></a><br />catching butterflies boltheadman frustation continues. I found a copy of Dreaming of Babylon by Richard Brautigan today in Cambell's Creek near Castlemaine. The person who borrowed my last copy gave me this i think as compensation for the copy he lost. That copy was a paperback today's copy is a hardback $6.40. Originally stolen from the Kynton library. <a href='http://picasa.google.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a>robert lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08582161519317592818noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221289.post-1120820497724563462005-07-08T20:54:00.000+10:002005-07-08T21:01:37.726+10:00The winter edition of Malleable Jangle is now online.robert lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08582161519317592818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221289.post-1119568607399195092005-06-24T09:16:00.000+10:002005-06-24T09:16:47.410+10:00Malleable Janglewill be back soon after a breakrobert lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08582161519317592818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221289.post-1117188693640181012005-05-27T20:09:00.000+10:002005-05-27T20:11:33.643+10:00Quarterly not monthlyIncreasing family and work commitments have caused a deficit of available time, and as such, Malleable Jangle will be changing from a monthly to a quarterly. The next issue will be Winter, of course. Regards, Robert Lane.robert lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08582161519317592818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221289.post-1114946574075999952005-05-01T21:07:00.000+10:002005-05-01T21:22:54.076+10:00Malleable Jangle the shiny shiny red glassware edition/Issue 6/May is now online.<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Help celebrate the six-month anniversary of <em>Malleable Jangle</em> by going to the website and reading the poetry there. </span><a href="http://malleablejangle.netfirms.com/index.htm"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://malleablejangle.netfirms.com/index.htm</span></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />The shiny shiny red glassware edition/Issue 6/May is now online. As usual we have a fine selection of International, and home-grown poets for your enjoyment. So if you enjoy, or would like to enjoy the poetry of:<br /><br />Charles D’Anastasi</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Michael Estabrook</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Matt Hetherington</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Jill Jones</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Donna Kuhn</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Rob McLennan</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Soham Patel</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Frederick Pollack </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Hal Sirowitz</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Santiago B. Villafania<br /><br />Please log on and stay a while; you'll be glad you did.<br /><em>Malleable Jangle</em> would like to thank the above contributor for their excellent work.<br />Best regards, Robert Lane.</span>robert lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08582161519317592818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221289.post-1113904240008813882005-04-19T19:50:00.000+10:002005-04-19T19:50:40.006+10:00Malleable Jangle<a href="http://malleablejangle.blogspot.com/">Malleable Jangle</a>
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<br />* The Write Stuff Poetry Competition (judge: Stephen Edgar)
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<br />This section is for a poem up to 200 lines in length. First prize:
<br />$700; second prize: $200 (Australian dollars) The judge for the poetry
<br />competition this year is Stephen Edgar, recipient of the inaugural
<br />Australian Book Review poetry prize.
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<br />* The Write Stuff Short Story Competition (judge: GIles Hugo)
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<br />This section is for a short story of 5,000 to 10,000 words (i.e no
<br />fewer than 5,000 and no more than 10,000 words). First prize: $700;
<br />second prize: $200 (Australian dollars) The judge. Giles Hugo, is a
<br />journalist, writer, co-editor of The Write Stuff.
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<br />The deadline for both competitions is 30 June 2005 and entries must be
<br />postmarked 30/06/2005 or earlier.
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<br />Conditions of entry as well as entry forms are at:
<br />http://www.the-write-stuff.com.au/competitions/ and can also be
<br />downloaded in WORD or PDF format from the web site. Results will be
<br />announced in August on The Write Stuff web site.
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<br />All entries are judged anonymously; we do not employ students to
<br />screen entries, and our competition processes are modelled on best
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<br />robert lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08582161519317592818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221289.post-1113006696757854932005-04-09T10:23:00.000+10:002005-04-09T10:31:36.756+10:00Malleable Jangle info<em>Malleable Jangle</em> is calling for submissions for: May Issue 6.<br /><br />It would seem that <em>Malleable Jangle</em> is best viewed on Internat Explorer. Problems with Mozilla Firefox where the swan image and Malleable are missing from the home page.<br /><br />If you would like to submit work please visit <em>Malleable Jangle </em>and read the information in the Submissions section.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.malleablejangle.netfirms.com">http://www.malleablejangle.netfirms.com</a><br /><br />Regards, Robert Lanerobert lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08582161519317592818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221289.post-1113006133381306862005-04-09T10:18:00.000+10:002005-04-09T10:22:13.383+10:00Saul Bellow dead<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Saul Bellow wrote a slim novel called <em>Seize the Day</em>. For me it encapsulates the Stones' maxim "You can't always get what you want, but sometimes you find, you get what you need." [or something like that] A human story about frustration acknowledged, and then finally accepted with calm resolution. If only we could bypass the frustration, and move straight into the smooth, calm, resolution that we inevitably reach. By having the protagonist lust after the fluctuations of lard on the commodity market Saul Bellow showed, that the materialism of society, and our desire for it, can and often is absurd. Saul is dead now i hear, oh well, we all have to die, don't we?</span>robert lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08582161519317592818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221289.post-1112531011024856272005-04-03T20:19:00.000+10:002005-04-03T22:27:19.920+10:00DVD watchingHello, Mel's got a baby in her tummy by the way.<br /><br />OK did a bit of the old DVD watching on the weekend. Firsty, the <em>Football Factory</em>, a soccer hooligan film described as <em>Fightclub</em> meets <em>Trainspotting; </em>a pretty good description of this film. What i found noteworthy, was the central character who refused to change. Refreshing in a world of Hollywood endings. Even after he has been beaten to a pulp he asks himself, "whether it was all worth it", and then replys, "course it was!". Another addition to the football thug genre which authorities must be dreading. In many ways it is a subtle film which does show the meaninglessness of football violence, but it may be glorified by some. I particulary liked the way one of the sociopathic leaders of the "firm" owned a florist shop, and delt with beauty during the week but come Saturday... well that was another story.<br /><br />Mad Max, the original. Well what a cheap film. The titles very basic, and the film score by Brian May is dreadful, it's like they got the films mixed up. Completely innappropriate music, and it sounds like it has been played by the local brass band, there are no strings at all, the lack is noticeable. The language and dialogue is interesting, sort of a tough pseudo Aus-slang Shakespearean dialect. Humourous moment when Mad Max's wife is being chased through a forest, and a couple of pidgeons appear in her face from out of nowhere.<br /><br /><em>Mean Girls</em>, is a film which shows how our elaborate social customs are really just a mask for our animal instincts. It is supprising how many act in society. Mel said the other day "It isn't supprising that the ones with the most money, are natuarally the greediest."<br /><br />And <em>Fargo</em>, i just love the way they say Yah for yeah, very endearing.<br /><br />And <em>Scream,</em> genre referencial and silliness.<br /><br />The Poet Watch have awarded Malleable Jangle with the Poet's Award. It's Malleable Jangle's first award and one which i am very proud of.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Robert Lane.robert lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08582161519317592818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221289.post-1112266786226724042005-03-31T20:44:00.000+10:002005-03-31T21:05:19.773+10:00Issue 5 April issue online<span style="font-family:verdana;">Issue 5/April of <strong><em>Malleable Jangle</em></strong> is now online. Entitled: The Deep Blue Issue, it showcases some of the most important poetry from home [Australia] and the world [the big place]. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">New poetry from: Steven Brock, Malcolm E Campbell, Alison Eastley, Skip Fox, John Gascoigne, Jennifer Harrison, Janet Jackson, Peter Macrow, David Mortimer, Melissa Petrakis, Deborah Poe, and Lyn Reeves</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">A big deep blue thank you to all Issue 5 contributors. I am sure their audience will enjoy their poetry as much as i did. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Best regards, </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Robert Lane</span>robert lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08582161519317592818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221289.post-1110623292421101632005-03-12T20:45:00.000+11:002005-03-12T21:28:12.423+11:00Information for published contributors to Malleable Jangle<span style="font-family:courier new;">Hello, this email is to inform published contributors to <em>Malleable Jangle</em> that the National Library of Australia has requested that they be granted permission to archive <em>Malleable Jangle</em> in their Pandora Archive. If you have any objection to your work being archived in this collection please inform me. </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Email address: </span><a href="mailto:malleablejangle@yahoo.com.au"><span style="font-family:courier new;">malleablejangle@yahoo.com.au</span></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Sincerely, Robert Lane</span>robert lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08582161519317592818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221289.post-1110171708911419092005-03-07T15:56:00.000+11:002005-03-07T16:01:48.913+11:00Poetclub<span style="font-family:courier new;">Poetclub<br /><br />The poetry reading performs an important function in society, albeit, a grossly undervalued function. In years gone by, the carnival freak show performed much the same function. Way back then, citizens would visit the freak show as a way of balancing any feelings of inadequacy they might be having. What some have called the: “At least I’m not like them feeling”. This feeling helped citizens feel more at ease with themselves. Today the poetry reading performs that very same task.<br /><br />I used to go to football games as a way of feeling more at ease with myself. I have never seen such a bigger concentration of freaks as what I’ve seen in a football crowd. I would sit silently amongst them, searching, searching for the biggest freak. And then I would find him, spit and globulets of meat pie flying from his open mouth, shouting insanely at the umpire. He would become my Powerfreak, which I would concentrate intently upon. I would repeat the mantra: “You are not him – you are not him”.<br /><br />But I wanted more, Football freaks are not enough, anyone can become a Football freak. I was after a special kind of freak. And I found that freak at the poetry reading. Poetry freaks are better than Football freaks because your Poetry freak takes itself seriously. They strut and prance and preen, every one a genius. Well you can imagine my delight at discovering the poetry reading. Now there is not a weekend that goes by where I don’t attend a reading. I concentrate on a very different kind of freak now: the Powerpoet freak variety. And still the mantra can be heard within my head: “You are not him/her – you are not him/her”. Concentrate on finding your Powerpoet freak.<br /><br />His name is Robert Lane, his name is Robert Lane, we are all named Robert Lane in death. </span>robert lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08582161519317592818noreply@blogger.com4