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13 May 2021 2:04pm An order is being sought to restrain Sydney barrister Sue Chrysanthou, SC, who is acting on behalf of rape-accused Industry, Science and Technology Minister Christian Porter in his defamation case against the ABC, reports the Sydney Morning herald. Adelaide Writers Week director Jo Dyer, the friend of the Adelaide woman who accused the former attorney-general of rape, was a debater with the woman in the late 80s. She has filed an urgent application in the Federal Court to restrain Ms Chrysanthou from representing her client on the basis that she had previously advised Ms Dy...

Highlander Courtesy of Gage Skidmore via Flickr The Writers Week Festival event is an annual literary event that features readings from many different published authors. Entering its 44th year, the festival is the longest-running free literary event in California, and every event is open to the public. This year, the event was held via Crowdcast from Feb. 16 to 19. Using an online platform resulted in the event being a little different from usual. Through most of the sessions, writers submitted prerecorded readings of excerpts from their novels or a few original poems. For example, during...

Rita Dove In 1993, Rita Dove was appointed Poet Laureate of the United States and Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, making her the youngest person – and the first African-American – to receive this highest official honor in American Poetry. She served 1993-1995. In 1999 she was reappointed Special Consultant in Poetry for 1999/2000, The Library of Congress Bicentennial year. From 2004-2006, she served as Poet Laureate of the Commonwealth of Virginia. She is a Pulitzer Prize winner for “Thomas and Beulah” (1987), author of numerous poetry books, a novel, short stories,...

Following the trials and tribulations of 2020, one prominent Listowel organisation was only too eager to end the year on a positive note, by spreading some much-needed cheer with the addition of a wonderfully lit giant bauble in the Square. Listowel Business and Community Alliance partnered with Gas Networks Ireland to mount this new addition to the town's Christmas lighting display. The giant bauble is now on display in a bright symbol of local resilience and hope. Listowel Business and Community Alliance Marketing Committee member, Cora O' Brien discusses the plans, saying: "We had worked ...