<?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>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:35:40 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.joeloconnor.net/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The ‘Sorry’ speech, from The Block.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is my article in the South Sydney Herald for April 2026. Below is also the full text of the article in its long-form:  Watching the ‘Sorry’ speech from The Block. Working in Redfern, twenty odd years ago, I used to wheel around from Renwick to Regent Street around 12:30, daily, to grab myself a salad roll from a Vietnamese bakery. I’d then maybe pop in to the Aboriginal Housing Company office, to discuss whatever community art project we were working on, or for a catch-up at the now...]]></description><link>https://www.joeloconnor.net/post/the-sorry-speech-from-the-block</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69dec5d4934ce577916ca1cb</guid><category><![CDATA[Blog & Photography]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:00:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bdf81_a438bf1728d849b1a190e0401397550d~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[         Boys v Girls. Colour vocabulary]]></title><description><![CDATA[https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/brain-babble/201504/when-it-comes-to-color-men-women-arent-seeing-eye-to-eye]]></description><link>https://www.joeloconnor.net/post/boys-v-girls-colour-vocabulary</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69dc5343603b122b363ff7a3</guid><category><![CDATA[Blog & Photography]]></category><category><![CDATA[Comedy]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 02:26:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bdf81_d10edd5a3f704c56ae02f155b794e203~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[A battle of logic]]></title><link>https://www.joeloconnor.net/post/a-battle-of-logic</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d46be1d142869289e97658</guid><category><![CDATA[Blog & Photography]]></category><category><![CDATA[Comedy]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 02:29:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bdf81_a03304e2045142bb95f1a219a4926dcf~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[Happy days in cactus world]]></title><description><![CDATA[SPLIT ENZ: Bullet brain and cactus head]]></description><link>https://www.joeloconnor.net/post/happy-days-in-cactus-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69cdb473f7044e6cf7a6e9f4</guid><category><![CDATA[Blog & Photography]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:13:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bdf81_9d59feb457bd4e8eb58c984aacb52fa1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_922,h_692,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joel O&apos;Connor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Street lights and the full moon. Thompson Rd Bulleen.]]></title><link>https://www.joeloconnor.net/post/street-lights-and-the-full-moon-thompson-rd-bulleen</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69cdb337f7044e6cf7a6e735</guid><category><![CDATA[Blog & Photography]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:08:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bdf81_91001cdccc3e4b778287e8af3b040c84~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[Little rainbow]]></title><link>https://www.joeloconnor.net/post/little-rainbow</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ccb9a3bc536ac286aae14d</guid><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:22:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bdf81_08d71f9cd09f4448a25afd81dc60236b~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[The Millennium Poets Anthology launch Empress Hotel, Nth Fitzroy 28/03/2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[I got such  an overwhelming sense of positivity from the launch over the weekend, and from everyone involved. I was so impressed with the quality of the readings, the cleverness of the text brought to life, the art of delivery, and just the loving hearts displayed by everyone involved. I was so proud of the young poets and poets getting up and doing readings after not having done so, for a long time, and the poets whose performances and brilliance I have known and loved, from the get-go, who...]]></description><link>https://www.joeloconnor.net/post/the-millennium-poets-anthology-launch-empress-hotel-nth-fitzroy-28-03-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69cbb499e7de3cb0060a4f3f</guid><category><![CDATA[Blog & Photography]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:56:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bdf81_bdf2ae9aa1e145f9880af1aab15156a5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_423,h_564,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joel O&apos;Connor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[BMX bird songs]]></title><link>https://www.joeloconnor.net/post/bmx-bird-songs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ad2a221b8e90b2a7e5479b</guid><category><![CDATA[Blog & Photography]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 07:50:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bdf81_e8cc3cc80ebd4973b4c3d560421a1be0~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[My word of the day: Flat-earth-ulence]]></title><description><![CDATA[An animation of the word I invented today]]></description><link>https://www.joeloconnor.net/post/my-word-of-the-day-flat-earth-ulence</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699ff702dcfe76b0f2d46737</guid><category><![CDATA[Blog & Photography]]></category><category><![CDATA[Comedy]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 07:33:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://video.wixstatic.com/video/4bdf81_1637ab960d9f409b97dee9cf848e2fe9/480p/mp4/file.mp4" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Joel O&apos;Connor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unaccountable nouns]]></title><link>https://www.joeloconnor.net/post/unaccountable-nouns</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699aadf58133563068c60db9</guid><category><![CDATA[Blog & Photography]]></category><category><![CDATA[Comedy]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 07:19:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bdf81_119f5227ffbe4d5e999e7cfa292c826b~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[Bacon fat moon]]></title><link>https://www.joeloconnor.net/post/bacon-fat-moon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6998fcc99d76d99c1ceb0492</guid><category><![CDATA[Blog & Photography]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:31:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bdf81_5ee77b2794984b00b23794a26fae156c~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[Green fly catching the morning sun as autumn approaches]]></title><link>https://www.joeloconnor.net/post/green-fly-catching-the-morning-sun-as-autumn-approaches</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699781db506845fe36d95cb6</guid><category><![CDATA[Blog & Photography]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 21:34:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bdf81_cede7a0b96f044bb8ffc21e08fd06569~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 II. An anthology of poetry and short stories]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Millennium Poets are an iconic group of poets who released an anthology in the 90s capturing the Melbourne scene at the time. The Millennium Poets, new collaborators, and a new generation of poets, have released The Millennium Poets II anthology, featuring their current works. Purchase a copy of Millennium Poets II and the original Millennium Poets anthology for $20. Email joel@joeloconnor.net  The Millennium Poets will also be launching the new work at the Empress Hotel, Fitzroy, on...]]></description><link>https://www.joeloconnor.net/post/millennium-poets-ii-an-anthology-of-poetry-and-short-stories</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698d703ae46957565bf3b07e</guid><category><![CDATA[Blog & Photography]]></category><category><![CDATA[Novels]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 06:22:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bdf81_c592592658cf4b2e94397bbf63be8de7~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[Garden bride]]></title><link>https://www.joeloconnor.net/post/garden-bride</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698ba298d471d728ee6cbc3a</guid><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 21:27:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bdf81_cbb2a6f1b2f04720bf44130ca335a4dd~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[Curling leaves]]></title><link>https://www.joeloconnor.net/post/curling-leaves</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698aa42dc54aab42f41d77e4</guid><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 03:21:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bdf81_d93aa2ee016e411abeb7fe4c7df8b36c~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[Plastic bags]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plastic bags have always reminded me of toxic, urban jellyfish sailing around in swarms. They are a listless trouble with nowhere to go but landfill, river systems and the guts of animals. In some places, like the rubbish-tip slums of Manila, they get a second life as they are pulled from the debris and recycled, but elsewhere we never reach out to stop them, we just watch them float by on their way to somewhere else.  Of course the people of Manila and the like would find something else to...]]></description><link>https://www.joeloconnor.net/post/plastic-bags</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6985d4f42afb5c3741bdf282</guid><category><![CDATA[Blog & Photography]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 11:53:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bdf81_bd8fba59fdbb4413be3fc0216f3f8b3d~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_512,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joel O&apos;Connor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sydney Peace Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a singer ﻿I've been lucky enough to experience what is to be at the epicentre of power generation through music, and to be the focal point of that too. It is the ultimate buzz, it really is. I get why octogenarian rock stars keep chasing it even if they create the spectacle of over-steamed turkeys fussing around the stage looking for their lost car keys. Take when my band, Andorra, played a 2006 peace festival in Leichhardt, Sydney, in support of the people of Lebanon and Palestine who...]]></description><link>https://www.joeloconnor.net/post/the-sydney-peace-festival</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6982af43e90da4b7522fa2f7</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 02:34:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bdf81_05a09bc90c0d420c96a408abb30609a0~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[How to find a lost song. South Sydney Herald]]></title><description><![CDATA[https://southsydneyherald.com.au/how-to-find-a-long-lost-song/]]></description><link>https://www.joeloconnor.net/post/how-to-find-a-lost-song-south-sydney-herald</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697d358a11202b1ecd9463f9</guid><category><![CDATA[Blog & Photography]]></category><category><![CDATA[Music]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 23:27:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bdf81_b84b319281e74f8b84371db6b375855b~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[Cereus repandus: a journey to Paraguay and back again]]></title><link>https://www.joeloconnor.net/post/cereus-repandus-a-journey-to-paraguay-and-back-again</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697ca88d23c3a829dd81631b</guid><category><![CDATA[Blog & Photography]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:49:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bdf81_27182c1f1f81476fb25675c46d9d8531~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[The ouroboros]]></title><link>https://www.joeloconnor.net/post/the-ouroboros</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697c1fd5955988d91f1329e4</guid><category><![CDATA[Blog & Photography]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 03:05:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bdf81_1c636b032e014397897ee94f14dbb21d~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>