The Best Australian Poems 2015 was released late last year. Luke Fischer's poem 'Val di Noto, Sicily' is included in the anthology. Here is a link with a list of all the contributors: http://www.bestaustralianwriting.com.au/poems/

Some other poems relating to Italy appeared in the recent, special double issue of Contrappasso magazine (2015) on 'Long Distance': https://contrappassomag.wordpress.com/

Luke Fischer's book The Poet as Phenomenologist: Rilke and the New Poems has been reviewed by Paul Hetherington in Cordite Poetry Review. Here is a link to the review: http://cordite.org.au/reviews/hetherington-fischer-rilke/

Luke Fischer will be reading poems (in English and in German translation) on Poetry Night III at the International Literature Festival in Berlin (Internationales Literaturfestival Berlin). The other guest poets are John Mateer and Polish poet Eugeniusz Tkaczyszyn-Dycki. Here is a link to further details: http://www.literaturfestival.com/program-en/literaturen-der-welt-en/2015/poetry-night-iii-eugeniusz-tkaczyszyn-dycki-poland-luke-fischer-australia-and-john-mateer-south-africa-australia?set_language=en  

Luke Fischer's poem 'After the Storm' has been shortlisted for the Newcastle Poetry Prize. All poems on the shortlist will be published in the prize anthology and the awards will be announced on 24 October. Here is a link to the full shortlist: http://www.hunterwriterscentre.org/

On the evening of Thursday 18 June, Luke Fischer's book The Poet as Phenomenologist: Rilke and the New Poems (Bloomsbury, 2015) will be launched by visiting philosopher Professor Eckart Förster at the Goethe-Institut Sydney. A number of poets – Judith Beveridge, Peter Boyle, Jennifer Harrison, and Vivian Smith – will also discuss connections between Rilke's poetry and their own writing. The event is free but please register by sending an email to: arts4@sydney.goethe.org
Here is a link to further details: http://www.goethe.de/ins/au/en/lp/ver.cfm?fuseaction=events.detail&event_id=20505945

Date: Thu 18 June 2015
Time: 6pm – 8pm
Location: Goethe-Institut Sydney
Address: 90 Ocean Street, Woollahra NSW 2025
Tel: 8356 8333
Entry: Free with registration
Registration: Email arts4@sydney.goethe.org