Louise Hopewell
Born 1970, Melbourne, Australia
Residing in Melbourne, Australia
Louise is an Australian writer, poet and songwriter. Louise suffers from itchy feet and has lived and worked in Thailand, Japan and a remote community in Central Australia. Back in Melbourne, Louise teaches creativity and leads community laughter groups. In her serious, grown-up life, Louise works in public policy.
beginner tuba player
in the park —
the saints march out
dark night
I say I love you
you say the red one’s Mars
recycling
every Thursday we argue
about putting out the bins
pink rose
browning around the edges
burnt out feminist
Failed Haiku: A Journal of English Senryu, issue 13, January 2017
traditional welcome —
‘ma’am, empty your pockets,
walk slowly through the metal detector’
Failed Haiku: A Journal of English Senryu, issue 8, July 2016
Gucci umbrellas —
his cardboard home
disintegrates
Failed Haiku: A Journal of English Senryu, issue 8, July 2016
Broadway —
my empty wallet
stands centre stage
Failed Haiku: A Journal of English Senryu, issue 8, July 2016
land of the free —
your feet stick out
the end of the bed
Failed Haiku: A Journal of English Senryu, issue 8, July 2016
the new detention centre
won a design award —
cutting edge
Failed Haiku: A Journal of English Senryu, issue 9, August 2016
globalisation —
I seek the familiar
on the other side of the world
Failed Haiku: A Journal of English Senryu, issue 9, August 2016
jurisdictional dispute —
body in the southern hemisphere
brain still in the north
Failed Haiku: A Journal of English Senryu, issue 9, August 2016
the moon
slumps in the night –
overtime
Failed Haiku: A Journal of English Senryu, issue 5, April 2016
cicadas
suddenly silent –
broken guitar string
Failed Haiku: A Journal of English Senryu, issue 5, April 2016
sound of the ocean
in the conch shell
wave of homesickness
white lie
blue sky
turns grey
the homeless man
counts people between coins
low interest
strong wind
tangles my hair
fifty knots
balloon drifting
through the rose garden
lost child