<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Joel O'Connor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian writer and visual designer whose art forms span poetry, theatre, visual design, music and event creation for the masses.]]></description><link>https://www.joeloconnor.net/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 03:48:40 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.joeloconnor.net/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Gopi Nair. Time traveller ]]></title><link>https://www.joeloconnor.net/post/gopi-nair-time-traveller</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8518ed6f644c8dfb49e185</guid><category><![CDATA[Blog & Photography]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 02:46:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bdf81_af9ffb416ba84ed3b3c3fdf0bb69b638~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joel O&apos;Connor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Butter cups, buttered toast and cuppas]]></title><link>https://www.joeloconnor.net/post/butter-cups-buttered-toast-and-cuppas</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a826b450d24f7afd0f43d5a</guid><category><![CDATA[Blog & Photography]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 02:00:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bdf81_c7fef725a40c45708237491001224bed~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" 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https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/547212   Chaplin’s ‘bread stick’ dance from The Gold Rush (1925) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DLdMa98JdM   The Magic Pudding, animated (2000) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnpcETVwcG0&#38;t=310s]]></description><link>https://www.joeloconnor.net/post/a-bowl-from-ancient-egypt-3700-b-c</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a69ed88328f65b10656730b</guid><category><![CDATA[Blog & Photography]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:16:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bdf81_d0a76bebe5f548fb944b6eba3fa57c1e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joel O&apos;Connor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three O'clock Somewhere]]></title><link>https://www.joeloconnor.net/post/three-o-clock-somewhere</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5d7ae8769cc21e56f2185a</guid><category><![CDATA[Blog & 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O&apos;Connor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Somewhere in the Old West]]></title><link>https://www.joeloconnor.net/post/somewhere-in-the-old-west</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a373273bfacb36e35436760</guid><category><![CDATA[Blog & Photography]]></category><category><![CDATA[Comedy]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:38:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bdf81_88c56f9c09564775a0debce4fb3cb4ea~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joel O&apos;Connor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lessons from trees]]></title><link>https://www.joeloconnor.net/post/lessons-from-trees</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a34c0ba217d21f7fb613fbf</guid><category><![CDATA[Blog & Photography]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 04:09:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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A review of Locust by Jeffrey A. Lockwood, Professor Emeritus of Natural Sciences &#38; Humanities, University of Wyoming:  'As an acridologist, who has studied grasshoppers and locusts extensivelty, I find the parallels [in the Locust suite] most intriguing. Locusts exploit an abundant, ephemeral energy source during rainy years that produce plenty of plants—and humans exploited an abundant, ephemeral energy source during the industrial revolution.  In a sense, how could either...]]></description><link>https://www.joeloconnor.net/post/locust-poetry-reviews-and-podcasts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a311b086e3aac0bcf9a8a34</guid><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><category><![CDATA[Blog & Photography]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:50:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDKOSLm4CBU" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Joel O&apos;Connor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our body of work]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our feet are roughly A foot long At least we've got The measure Of that one But still Our nose Knows nothing And out toes Can't tow a thing Our eyes are Shaped like O's  And we've misnamed Our elbows They don't bow They bend Although you can use them For a regal bow, Every now and then. Our nails are what come off Second best When a hammer and nail Have struck them. Our bottom sits In our middle not at our end Mind you, In two bits not one, Unlike our lips Which too have a crack But at least...]]></description><link>https://www.joeloconnor.net/post/our-body-of-work</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2360e6861147e383962498</guid><category><![CDATA[Blog & Photography]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:01:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bdf81_c73a913022ba46e88fb60b9337061a39~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joel O&apos;Connor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love in all directions]]></title><link>https://www.joeloconnor.net/post/love-in-all-directions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a02a069e8ad7aab1e5b6fb8</guid><category><![CDATA[Blog & Photography]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 03:37:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bdf81_10bc90e02d6d4b8aa3f62198a8ccedc3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joel O&apos;Connor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strawberries]]></title><link>https://www.joeloconnor.net/post/strawberries-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f1bc56829c52805ba83dd8</guid><category><![CDATA[Blog & Photography]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:07:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bdf81_da0e1823a54f4217925a4d3b5771a9d8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joel O&apos;Connor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Millennium Poets. State Library 15-07-26]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's great news that the two The Millennium Poets books, the reformatted 1997 edition and Millennium Poets II (2026), have now both been catelogued in the State Library of Victoria and the National Library.  It feels like a real accomplishment especially knowing the forwards in the book (which Sean and I wrote about the Central Victorian/Bendigo/Maldon origins of the poets who made it happen) is there for posterity now.  That and also being able to play a part in seeing that the poets in the...]]></description><link>https://www.joeloconnor.net/post/millennium-poets-mini-launch-stingos-25-04-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69edb689b502c05c43b8b2f0</guid><category><![CDATA[Blog & Photography]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 06:54:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXxTFxIS04A" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Joel O&apos;Connor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interview about my 'Sorry' Speech article- South Sydney Herald. Eastside Radio 26 04 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anna Jahjah, Managing Editor, South Sydney Herald talks to Eastside Radio Drive Program about my article on Kevin Rudd's Sorry Speech 20 years on. Direct link to the article: https://southsydneyherald.com.au/watching-the-sorry-speech-from-the-block/]]></description><link>https://www.joeloconnor.net/post/interview-about-my-sorry-speech-article-south-sydney-herald-eastside-radio-26-04-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ea1971a3f320e0758e5a93</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:08:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKeLbmTDMB8" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Joel O&apos;Connor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watching the 'Sorry' speech.                 South Sydney Herald.                                Full online article]]></title><description><![CDATA[https://southsydneyherald.com.au/watching-the-sorry-speech-from-the-block/]]></description><link>https://www.joeloconnor.net/post/watching-the-sorry-speech-south-sydney-herald-ful</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e8915fcce6ab16d391ed54</guid><category><![CDATA[Blog & Photography]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:25:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bdf81_860fa30201fc46c2be9606e78379da6e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joel O&apos;Connor</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>