https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXt-CAONDYc A recording from Gertrude and Alice Bookstore author event, an evening with Mark Mordue, hosted by the founder of Poetica, Miriam Hechtman, at our cosy little bookstore in Bondi Beach. The event was in celebration of the release of Mark Mordue's biography on The Young Nick Cave: Boy On Fire. Watch it now!
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THE ICE BLOCK CHALLENGE
https://plus61j.net.au/panel4/ice-block-challenge-new-question-pesach/ MIRIAM HECHTMAN: The Jewish Climate Network is asking Australian families to put an ice block next to the Seder plate to remind us of the melting ice caps caused by human activity THERE’S NOTHING LIKE performance art to tell a story, especially a story that might instil fear but also motivate and inspire. And there’s… Continue reading THE ICE BLOCK CHALLENGE
BOTH SIDES NOW – ANDI + SARA
https://plus61j.net.au/panel4/never-hid-fact-daughter-whose-partner-female/ Australians talk about love, life and Judaism: MIRIAM HECHTMAN asks Andi and her mother Sara about their journey through life. (PLUS61J MEDIA)Dr Andi (Chani) Salamon, 45, is a teacher and researcher at Charles Sturt University, and has an 11-year-old son. Andi’s mother Sara Salamon, 69, is a customer service guru for Westfield in Chatswood.… Continue reading BOTH SIDES NOW – ANDI + SARA
Both Sides Now – Dulce + Gerry
Dulce Carolina Muñoz Garcia, 39, is a feminist and National Convener of Mums4refugees. Gerardo Navarrete Avalos, 40, is a 4WD buff and marketing executive for an insurance company. Dulce and Gerry both grew up in Mexico and came together to Australia in 2008. https://plus61j.net.au/panel6/dulce-far-fearless-person-know/ DULCE Gerry and I have been together for 20 years, married for 13.… Continue reading Both Sides Now – Dulce + Gerry
In Utero
https://youtu.be/BaU7NcdDh7s In Utero Why are we here?My just turned seven year old asks meAs her eyes flutterWith the beckoning of sleepOf dreamsWhere the biggest questions are probably answeredOr not askedI tell her it’s a very good questionMany thoughts to considerMany feelings, many ideasBut I sense her fearShe’s always treaded in the deepIn my womb I… Continue reading In Utero
Yiddish Poetica
Miriam interviewed on Float Your Boat podcast
Season 5 – Episode 003 – What to be when I grow up – Miriam Hechtman – Founder of Poetica https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/season-5-episode-003-what-to-be-when-i-grow-up-miriam/id1215437487?i=1000439490489
‘Survivor’ – live panel for Dunera
https://youtu.be/THbO82Rlbv4 ‘Survivor’ Photographer Harry Borden Live in Conversation Acclaimed UK photographer Harry Borden’s ‘Survivor’ is a collection of powerful images and personal notes documenting survivors of the Holocaust. Travelling the globe for five years, Borden photographed hundreds of survivors on four continents, including Australia, Israel, the UK and USA. So moved by the photos and… Continue reading ‘Survivor’ – live panel for Dunera
Jux/ta/po/si/tion
The absent armour of boundary The brittle beauty of understanding The casual coolness of your desire The delicate danger of my longing The empty envelope sealed The fallen fire paused The glorious grittiness before the grace The heavy honour weighting your heart The ignorant idealism of my dreams The jarring joy of surrender The kept… Continue reading Jux/ta/po/si/tion
Jux/ta/po/si/tion
https://youtu.be/Mpl57ewno6s JuxtapositionThe absent armour of boundaryThe brittle beauty of understandingThe casual coolness of your desireThe delicate danger of my longingThe empty envelope sealedThe fallen fire pausedThe glorious grittiness before the graceThe heavy honour weighting your heartThe ignorant idealism of my dreamsThe jarring joy of surrenderThe kept kiss of seductionThe laboured love of your youthThe morning… Continue reading Jux/ta/po/si/tion
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