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    • Writings and Poetry

    Real Market

    A little poem inspired by bright colours and handwoven baskets.

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    • Notebook

    Jerry’s Ballet Class

    Travelling 4.5 hours each way to the city so my 8-year-old can attend classical ballet…

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    • Writings and Poetry

    Abandoned

    Photographing historic ruins in an old city.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    lights shining in a puddle

    It’s Raining

    Haiku poem inspired by city lights reflecting out of a rain puddle.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    little boy in illuminated shoes

    Jerry’s New Shoes

    In the city, a little boy gets his wish for illuminated shoes.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    she oak stump

    Where She Once Stood

    Little verse poem inspired by the fading stump of a river she-oak.

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    • Notebook
    The Urunga Wetlands

    The Urunga Wetlands

    An environmental success story hidden in the melaleucas.

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    • Notebook
    outside the Slim Dusty Centre in Kempsey

    Slim Dusty Centre

    "I come from the Nulla Nulla, and I'm the son of Noisy Dan."

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    • Notebook
    before #metoo

    Yes, it’s happened to #metoo

    This was a hard post to write, and edit, and read again.

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    • From the Studio
    melinda j. irvine is writing ... on the floor

    A Place to Write

    Having a dedicated writing space is a little dream of mine and when I get…

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    • Writings and Poetry
    wheelbarrow garden

    Cloaked Wheelbarrow

    A rusted wheelbarrow in my mother's garden.

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    • Creative Business
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    neXtDRAFT weekly newsletter

    neXtDRAFT

    neXtDRAFT was a weekly(ish) eZine that ran from 2017 - 2020.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    bird foot prints in the sand

    Someone Before Me

    Haiku poem inspired by the footprints of a waterbird in wet sand.

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    • Writings and Poetry

    The Bullock Bells

    Poem written by Robert A. Irvine, remembering the bells that hung around the necks of…

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    • Writings and Poetry
    seaweed on the sand

    Beach Pedestrian

    Little poem inspired by a piece of dried kelp, alone on the beach.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    dead grasses and leafy dunelands

    Like Many People

    The future? The past? Or now?

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    • Writings and Poetry
    heritage house from Hartley, NSW

    You Do Not Burn

    A lone heritage house amidst the harsh Australian landscape. How many bushfires has she survived?

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    • Writings and Poetry

    Even If They Are Not Ours

    The wall's of my cousin's 'spare' house in the Blue Mountains.

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    • Writings and Poetry

    And Music Filled the Old Church Once Again

    Wandering the historic village of Hartley, we were thrilled when the men restoring the St…

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    • Writings and Poetry
    the ever popular blue mountains

    What is Rain?

    Rain, or not?

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    • Writings and Poetry
    v shaped log with an axe

    An Imperfect Limerick

    We find faults in ourselves, in others, and in the world around us all the…

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    • Writings and Poetry
    garden seat among the trees

    Spring Circle

    How are you celebrating Springtime?

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    • Writings and Poetry
    little purple flowers in a graden

    Friends Remembered

    When the garden flowers call to you, pleading remembrance.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    pink Rhododendrons Blackheath, NSW

    Spring Rhododendrons

    The brilliance of the spring rhododendrons in Blackheath, NSW inspired this haiku poem and photo…

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    • Writings and Poetry
    statue of captain cook in Avoca Street Randwick

    The Captain Cook Bar and Grill

    Poetry inspired by a statue.

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    • Writings and Poetry

    Avoca Street

    Layers of white cherry blossoms over a heritage house.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    close up of some weeds in front a tall tree

    The Rains Are Still

    No rain in the Blue Mountains for quite some time.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    little mountain stream in black and white

    The Colour of Water

    Poetry inspired by rushing creek water inside the forests of the Blue Mountains.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    blue mountains at blackheath NSW

    Something Mighty

    Walking through the Blue Mountains in spring inspired this shaped poem.

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    • Writings and Poetry

    Fire in September

    Sitting around the fireplace looking through family photos of aunties and ancestors.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    wet rock

    Fallen Leaf

    Water cascading over granite inspired this Blue Mountains poem.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    shadows on granite rock

    Under the Trees

    These mountains, below ancient trees. Or behind?

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    • Writings and Poetry
    Pink Rhododendrons in Blackheath

    Glorious Spring

    My father is in hospital waiting heart surgery and I'm spending my waiting days photographing…

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    • Art As Inspiration
    painted mural of a man and his pet

    Give Way

    Art on streets of the flavourful city of Sydney.

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    • Art As Inspiration

    Disobey

    Inner-city street art of Iloilo City.

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    • Notebook

    You’re Not Dying Here

    A short post with an update about my father's heart attack. He's fine for now…

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    Grade 6 Science Advisor, Ma'am Manellii talks about climate change

    Educating Disadvantaged Kids With ‘Chasing Coral’

    Using my AV equipment to bring 'Chasing Coral' to a rural school in the Philippines.

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    Helicopters Came and Broke the World

    Tribute post for International Peace Day 2017.

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    little boy using a microphone

    Replay: World Literacy Day Livestream

    Share our World Literacy Day 2017 celebrations.

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    • From the Studio
    the way to write poetry | michael baldwin

    Grandma’s Last Gift

    Reading one of the poetry books left to me by my grandmother.

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    Rehearsals Started for Literacy Day Celebrations

    Getting prepared for World Literacy Day 2017.

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    Join Us Live with Dr June Perkins and the Children of Botongon

    Introducing Dr June Perkins, who will be joining us for World Literacy Day 2017. The…

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    • Notebook
    let's live without plastic bags

    Living Without Plastic and Getting Everyone Involved

    How can we live without plastic bags?

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    • Writings and Poetry
    eat your mangos by Melinda J. Irvine

    Girls Eat Mangos

    Riding home from the market, I spotted these two little girls sitting in a busted-up…

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    • Writings and Poetry
    collecting water by Melinda J. Irvine

    More than a Moment

    A man on a waterpump reminds me to be grateful for running water.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    wet leaves and closed flower buds

    Wet

    Poetry inspired by rain on roadside flowers.

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    Help Kids Go To School on World Literacy Day

    World Literacy Day in Purok 4

    Join us for World Literacy Day 2017 celebrations.

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    • Writings and Poetry

    Stinger

    Oh, the 2pm sun in the Philippines.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    gasoline in pepsi bottles

    Don’t Drink the Pink

    In the Philippines, don't drink the pink Pepsi.

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    • Art As Inspiration
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    enjoy the little things

    Dark Carousel

    Some dodgy directions lead me into a dark alley and some spooky street art.

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    • Reading
    the name of god is mercy

    You Can Only Give What You Have

    Oprah Winfrey says "you can only give what you have" and I truly believe that…

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    • Writings and Poetry
    lychee

    Symphony

    A symphony of colour in the market today.

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    • Reading

    Reading Plato

    My first time reading The Apology.

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    • Writings and Poetry

    Yarrabah

    A song I wrote while sitting on the shoreline of Yarrabah.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    two little boys in a laundry tub

    Baby Brothers

    Two little brothers in a laundry tub inspired this cute photo essay.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    slow exposure shot of fiesta stalls at night

    Roadside Fiesta

    Little poem inspired by the lights of a rural fiesta along the roadside.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    black and white of a group of boys carrying a coffin

    No Tears For the Young

    we watched him lain finallife barely begunjust 20 years oldhis song yet unsung and I…

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    • Writings and Poetry
    black and white silhouette of a girl walking

    Hidden

    Little poem inspired the silhouette of a beautiful girl inside a broken a street alley.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    kids on a dilapidated merry go round

    The Old Steel Gate

    Two little boys ride an old carousel.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    three feral cats

    Three Cats Run Away

    For the love of Moxie cats.

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    Thanks to Our Supporters

    Acknowledging our sponsors, especially my Uncle Richard Ward (pictured).

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    • Writings and Poetry
    new rice

    New Rice

    Beautiful scenery from my afternoon walks in the rural areas of Iloilo Province, Philippines.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    three men in a tractor black and white

    Afternoon Caper

    Afternoon traffic along a rural road inspired this little piece of poetry.

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    Filipino boy in his new school uniform

    The Uniform Project

    Helping kids get uniforms so they can go to school.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    street art mural of a homeless girl Philippines

    The Outdoors Life

    The human fragments in this broken building made me realise it was an evening shelter…

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    • Writings and Poetry

    Little Savage

    Our cat Maxine inspired this little piece of poetry.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    group of Filipino kids sitting on a little bridge

    What You Don’t See

    Things you don't expect while photographing sugar cane in the rural Philippines.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    white flowers

    A Stranger

    A stranger holds the flowers while I take a photograph.

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    • Notebook

    Cat Has a Name

    Introducing our new cat, Maxine.

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    • Writings and Poetry

    The Last of the Wattle

    A set of little poems inspired by the bush cemetery that houses my ancestors and…

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    • Writings and Poetry
    small white flowers

    Aloft

    White jasmine flowers on my afternoon walk inspired this little piece of poetry.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    hand scribbled doodle

    September 20

    Scribbled notes after the funeral of a young man, just 19.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    group of kids eating chips

    The Kids of Purok 7

    A group of kids have fun in the back-end barrios of the Philippines.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    metal tricycle frame

    No Passenger

    An abandoned tricycle sits by a busy road.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    BBQ sea snake sticks

    Sea Snake Snack

    Street food is always fun in the Philippines.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    Filipino boy eating BBQ stick of eels

    Ocean Snacks

    My son Jerry eating some interesting street food inspired this little photo essay.

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    • Notebook
    kitten and toys

    Little Family of Strays

    A stray cat from our afternoon walk, joins our little family.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    blurred photo of children walking along a bush trail

    Roots

    Visiting friends in the rural Philippines, the children take me to meet grandmother.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    view from the top of Bito-on Island

    The Island of Stars

    Tree planting on Bito-on Island.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    little red flowers

    Afternoon Walk

    Poetry inspired by the bright red flowers of my afternoon walk.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    piece of an old sewing machine in black and white

    At the Back

    Reflections on an old sewing machine.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    in the fish market

    Buying Fish

    Buying fish from the Estancia wet market.

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    • Writings and Poetry

    Papaya

    Poetry inspired by the sweet scent of the papaya flowers.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    boy on the shoreline low tide

    Two Hot Days Later

    Kids collecting treasure along the water's edge inspired this little piece of poetry.

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    • Writings and Poetry

    Beneath Us a Poem

    frayed texturealmost silentpoetryunderfoot

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    • Writings and Poetry
    small white hibiscus flower

    Monarch in the Garden

    Stately white flower, like royalty.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    piece of a discarded bicycle wheel

    Broken Down

    Photo essay inspired by rusted metal on an old food cart.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    Filipino girl with a bottle of shells

    We Watched the Tide Fall

    Poetry and photos inspired by kids collecting tiny fish and other marine treasure.

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    • From the Studio
    some marbled paper hanging to dry

    A Box of Marbled Paper

    My mother gives me some handmade marbled paper.

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    • Notebook

    Ice-on-a-Rope

    Sometimes it's really stressful living here in Estancia but my days are often relieved by…

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    • Notebook
    glass coke bottles stacked into a truck

    Reusing the Bottle

    Remembering childhood days, chasing glass bottles for coins.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    out of focus shot of an old lady handwashing

    Where Will I Focus?

    Being forced to move house can be more confronting than you realise.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    stack of think spined books

    ENFP = Messy

    What is your Myers-Briggs personality profile?

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    • From the Studio
    • Writings and Poetry
    abstract sketch in blue pen

    The Mental Health Section

    Going through old books and scribbles.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    papaya blossom and buds

    Microscape

    My contribution to the Dogwood Photo Challenge 2017 (Week 14).

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    • Notebook
    garbage truck in the philippines

    Men in Trucks

    I pray for a world with safe working conditions for all, everywhere.

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    • Art As Inspiration
    • Writings and Poetry
    hand drawn strange fictitious flowers

    Fiction Flowers

    I find an old drawing in a sketchbook and remember the carnivorous triffids.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    dilapidated bamboo house

    Red Dirt Floor

    bamboo wallsdon’t keep out the rainpuncture marks My friend uses an old bathtub to protect…

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    • Writings and Poetry
    graffiti in Iloilo City

    Unknown Artists

    Photos and poetry inspired by graffiti and abandoned buildings in the inner-city.

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    • Writings and Poetry
    little kid and a bowl of spaghetti

    Lunchtime Treat

    Treating my son to lunchtime spaghetti at the little cafe near his school.

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