Welcome to the Dec 2011 poetry challenge started over on my FB page. Feel free to send me a 1-2 word TITLE or THEME to write to in the comments section and up to the end of Dec, you’ll find I’ve responded by posting a poem here addressing it. Here’s the poems so far… Read the rest of this entry »
FRIEND
In memory of Anne McDonald
the eyes in which I saw your mood
the corners of your mouth which spoke one or the other
the laughter grin without the laugh
the repertoire of noises and their musicality
you were in there somewhere between letter boards and i-pads
somewhere between the table banter and my tics
between ice-cream and pills
somewhere between pears, Kahlua and chocolates.
we met
a synchronicity
an understanding,
energy vibrations
a sameness
reaching out
across a dinner table
Here’s my upcoming events so far…. Read the rest of this entry »
When I was a homeless girl
I had yellow teeth with holes,
Big enough to fall through.
Twenty six years of antibiotics
written on my enamel. Read the rest of this entry »
The Aspinauts are known for their mixture of theatre, spoken word and catchy, evocative songs with meaning. Having played small independent theatres, we like to connect with the audience, create an intimate atmosphere. So the concept of house concerts really appealed. So what is a house concert? Read the rest of this entry »
THE DANCE
Grizzle, grizzle, grizzle grump.
Sore throat you woke me like a broken record.
“But you sounded so good…”.
And I remember myself like a poster glossy and shiny
shredded overnight in my interrupted dreams.
We’ll fingers crossed, hey?
We’ll hope like hell.
‘Cause Jesus ain’t waiting in the sunlight with fairy dust.
and positive thinking won’t buy me a Mercedes
(or an immune system).
Click your heels Dorothy.
Hope ’til your nipples fall off. Read the rest of this entry »
Three years ago I began an interactive poetry challenge on my blog. It involved the public sending me 1-2 word titles and I had to send back a poem to each title within 48 hours.
Ranging from surreal, to grungy, from romantic, to funny, from political to symbolic and everywhere in between, the poems were as diverse as the titles sent in. I gathered them into a collection called Weirdos Like Me. It’s a collection of poetry, art and surrealism. Amidst the poetry are also song lyrics to songs by Donna And The Aspinauts with whom I am the lead singer and main singer-songwriter. Read the rest of this entry »
Oh Valentine, forgive me not.
Was it whilst I blinked, you stole my heart?
A potted plant, upon my porch.
It sits in bloom, for now. Read the rest of this entry »
This week, I released my new book, Weirdos Like Me. It’s a collection of art, poetry and surrealism. And, so, dedicated to all of you living with snow up to your eyeballs, here’s one of the works from the book, entitled SNOW.
SNOW
Confetti soft, it fell, calling me, the girl from a land of sun.
From the window it took my heart.
My feet ran me down the stairs.
I turned, music box dancer in a world of falling sky
And I knew snow. Read the rest of this entry »
Some of you may remember the Autie Christmas Poem I did on YouTube a few years ago
Well, it got turned into a song called “Merry Christmas” over on
Donna Williams is an Australian born adult with autism who was assessed as psychotic at the age of 2 in 1965, labelled disturbed in the 1970s and diagnosed as autistic in her 20s in 1991.
She acquired functional speech in late childhood and went on to become a qualified teacher with an honors degree in Sociology and a degree in Linguistics. She is the author of two international bestselling autobiographies and has 10 published books including 4 text books widely used in autism education and two books of poetry and prose.
As a screenwriter, she wrote the screenplay to “Nobody Nowhere“, the first book in her 4 book autobiographical series. That screenplay is currently under option to become a Hollywood film. She is an professional artist, singer-songwriter and published poet as well as a world renowned public speaker on autism now living with her husband in Australia. In her presentations she draws not only on her own experiences but on international experience as a professional autism consultant since 1996.
Donna’s is a speaker in demand around the world due to her unique perspective and ability to share her feelings and experiences on a very personal level. More information about her and her life’s work can be found on her website at http://www.donnawilliams.net .