Three years back I was asked to complete a questionnaire for the Poetry International/website. One of the questions involved the Future of Australian Poetry. My god, I thought, how would 1 know? But then I chanced upon four very bright 10 year olds, all of who had poetry more than merely on their radar. Even better, due to special gifts I have, I was able to see how their careers were going to tum out. And here is what I wrote:

One is a state school kid from Booragoon in Perth's south-of-the-river suburbs. He loves making sounds,.............