Frank Prem - Poet and Author

It’s a red‑letter day here at Wild Arancini Press Central. New title proof copies have arrived. In this post: Part I and Part II of Writing The Shadow — Volume 1 of my new series, Interpreting Joseph Campbell. wp.me/p7yTr8-aDu #JosephCampbell #FrankPrem

Where, today, can belief and faith, be found? Today’s poem emerges from a section titled The Psychological Background. wp.me/p7yTr8-aDo

A series of videos from the SongShed concerts in Beechworth have now been uploaded frankprem.wordpress.com/2026/05/06/son…

A series of videos from the SongShed concerts in Beechworth have now been uploaded. wp.me/p7yTr8-aD9

I last posted about the Write Places Write Times project back in February, expecting the book to be out by March. Here we are in May — and it's only now ready to be released. wp.me/p7yTr8-aD0

The SongShed Choir performing 'Songs From A Suitcase'. Videos and Pics wp.me/p7yTr8-aCP

How many creators are there? How many creations? Today’s poem comes at the start of a section of Campbell's work titled: Theology As A Misreading Of Mythology. wp.me/p7yTr8-aCB

Are we born too early for our own understanding? Today’s group of seventeen-syllable poems arises from Joseph Campbell’s discussion of the biological function of myth. wp.me/p7yTr8-aCr

Reading a poem at the #GoldenHorseshoesFestival (2026) wp.me/p7yTr8-aC7

I've done a little more work on developing the coffee-table style collection 'A Few Places: In Tasmania. The work is probably about 60% done now, so coming along well. Today, the opening image and poem for a section on the infamous Port Arthur. wp.me/p7yTr8-aBO

As the universe grows smaller, is there a mythology left that we can believe in? The perspective here is that of mankind being something born of the earth, rather than created seperately to it (Of the Garden, not In the Garden). wp.me/p7yTr8-aBA

What are the mythological principles of today? Do they still exist? Sadly, the signposts have shifted dramatically since Campbell’s time in the late 1960s. Still, awe remains possible — and that is something. wp.me/p7yTr8-aBf

The Not On My Watch symposium promises to be a stimulating and engaging day. I’m privileged to have some of my work included in the Art Exhibition and I’ll give a short presentation connected to that work. wp.me/p7yTr8-aB8

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Monet's Lily — Bachelard Interpreted Book 7 will be published worldwide on March 30th, 2026. This collection interprets Gaston Bachelard’s philosophical arguments and contemplations five of hisbooks. It is available in both Paperback and ePUB editions. wp.me/p7yTr8-aAG

With war widespread erupting in the last week, the poem seems appropriate to these times, as well. In fact, it is my observation that all the age-old ideas he discusses is playing out before our eyes, particularly the biblical first testament mythologies. wp.me/p7yTr8-aAB

My latest publication, The Unsuspected Slums, has just been released, and I was delighted to be invited by Yvette Prior at Priorhouse Writes to visit her blog and talk about the book — and a little of the background to how it came about. wp.me/p7yTr8-aAv

I had reason to make some metadata changes to A Poetry Archive: Volume 5 in the last day or two, and my eye was caught by one particular poem from several years ago. It made me LOL back when I first wrote it, and it still brings a smile to my face. wp.me/p7yTr8-aAg

Recent months have been a busy publishing time for me and for Wild Arancini Press. So busy I haven't taken the time to keep my personal collection of published work up to date. So today, a whole swag full of new titles arrived. wp.me/p7yTr8-aA3