Desiderata, by Max Ehrmann – A Considered Guide to Happiness
Go placidly amid the noise and the hast, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons
Poetry and Prose
Melbourne Rare Book Week 2018 – For the Love of Books
7th Melbourne Rare Book Week 2018 starts Friday June 29 – Sunday July 8, including the 46th Australian Antiquarian Book Fair, University of Melbourne 6 – 8 July
Charmed Lives in Greece: A Modern Story – British Museum
Charmed lives in Greece: Ghika, Craxton, Leigh Fermor an exhibition by the British Museum March 8 – July 15 is a modern Greek story of three influential artists
Marais Project & Elysian Fields – Music at The Tudor Court
The Marais Project and Elysian Fields present the Prelude in Tea Series concert of music at the Tudor court My Heart So Grieves and What Should I Say Song Cycle
Lily Brett – Too Many Men, Things Could Be Worse, Only in NY
Author Lily Brett embraces literary rigour, truth, as well as memory and identity as she gives shape and form to unforgettable characters in her acclaimed books
Streams and Mountains Without End – David Rankin Reflection
Streams and Mountains Without End at The Met New York is about a two-thousand-year longing for peace to be found in a place of retreat deep in the natural world
Christmas Gifts: Books, a Special Gift of Sweet & Wise Words
Books with a plethora of sweet and wise words are a gift. Working and researching on computer I prefer the tactile quality of a real book – my 10 best for Xmas
Australian Reading Hour – Love2Read – Spring is Time 2 Start
The Australian Reading Hour takes place each spring, a time for rebirth, refreshment and renewal and this year it is scheduled for Thursday, September 14, 2017
Melbourne Rare Book Week: Antiquarian Fair & Fab Free Events
Fifty presentations, lectures, readings, tours and other print on paper related events, will be held in venues across the city for Melbourne Rare Book Week 2017
The Art of Discarding: How to Get Rid of Clutter & Find Joy
Guest author Derek Parker says ‘The Art of Discarding’ by Nagisa Tatsumi makes you think again about what your life needs by helping you to declutter your life
Paterson: A Poetic Bus Driver Living Life in Love with Laura
Like the stanza of a poem, Paterson the movie is peppered with humour, irony, drama and pathos, emotions integral to nurturing Paterson and his daily existence
[Untitled] Stonnington Literary Festival – Think, Talk, Read
[Untitled] – Stonnington Literary Festival, November 16 – 23, 2016, Melbourne, will expand people’s experiences of literacy, through a myriad of inventive ways
ANAM: Sara MacLiver, Paul Wright & Italian Baroque Treasures
Sara Macliver Paul Wright & The Italian Baroque is a concert with the ANAM orchestra of rarely heard vocal and instrumental works from the Baroque (1600 – 1750)
Opus Anglicanum – Decorative Needlework, Lauding the Divine
Opening Saturday 1 October in V & A Museum at London is an exhibition featuring amazing examples of Opus Anglicanum: Masterpieces of English Medieval Embroidery
Sato & The Romantics – ABO & Violin Virtuoso, Absolute Magic
American virtuoso violinist Shunske Sato is a special guest for the ABO this Spring in Australia playing his period violin in Melbourne and Sydney Recital Halls
[untitled] Stonnington Literary Festival – Story Competition
August 1 is start date for a competition integral to [untitled], Stonnington Literary Festival 2016, with short story, poetry and memoir categories for all ages