11 December 2016, Keith Jackson & Friends: PNG Attitude PHIL FITZPATRICK FORTY-ONE years after independence in 1975 and Papua New Guinean literature is still in its infancy. It’s like a child that has never grown up. Or like one of those 20 year olds you occasionally see in primary school trying hard to learn toContinue reading “Oi, Papua New Guinean writer! Write for the people of PNG”
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The lost creative writing generation of Papua New Guinea
9 December1 2016, Keith Jackson & Friends: PNG Attitude PHIL FITZPATRICK IMAGINE a country with a talented pool of writers but no commercial publishers and virtually no bookshops. Add to that an indifferent government offering no support to those writers and even seeking to suppress what they write. And if you are thinking about someContinue reading “The lost creative writing generation of Papua New Guinea”
Understanding youth: a PNG novel with an engaging narrative
20 December 2016, Keith Jackson & Friends: PNG Attitude BOOK REVIEW BY PHIL FITZPATRICK An Uncertain Future by James Thomas, Pukpuk Publications, 2016, ISBN: 978-1541143739, 124 pages, available from Amazon Books US$6.03 plus postage. A LONG time ago Sir Paulias Matane suggested that the best books for Papua New Guinea “should be small, simple andContinue reading “Understanding youth: a PNG novel with an engaging narrative”
NEW SHORT-STORY: The Army Patrol That Went Wrong
BY NALAU BINGEDING I grew up in Wagangluhu Village, along the banks of the Busoo River in the Bukawa area of Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. As a kid the banks of Busoo River was the best place in the world for me. I could not think of another place in the world that couldContinue reading “NEW SHORT-STORY: The Army Patrol That Went Wrong”
A Signature in the Sand
22 December 2020 ANDREW MOUTU This young boy grew up in the village. At the right age, he was enrolled at the small primary school in his home village, Kukipi. However, there were no blackboards or chalk made available to the school. There were no desks for the children to sit on. This caused theContinue reading “A Signature in the Sand”
Coviet-Straggler in Paradise
21 December 2020 GREGORY BABLIS Is this the death of progress? Or the progression of death? NCO – New COVID Order A Trojan-horse For NWO – New World Order Stuck in purgatory A perpetual limbo Is this the new normal? Niupla Pasin protocol. But who knew? WHO knew is who knew Better late andContinue reading “Coviet-Straggler in Paradise”
The Great Mask Debate – To Wear or Not To Wear?
21 December 2020 PAINTING BY LABEN SAKALE JOHN AND WORDS BY GREGORY BABLIS Masks have always been important aspects of Papua New Guinean societies even in contemporary Papua New Guinea (PNG) with their ceremonial uses in singsings (traditional dances or festivals) and the more tourist-oriented festivals today. All regions of PNG had different types ofContinue reading “The Great Mask Debate – To Wear or Not To Wear?”
Ples Singsing i tok: Bikpela sori turu igo long meri, pikinini na ol famili bilong leit Sir Mekere Morauta
Ridim stori bilong dispela gutpela lida man bilong Papua Niugini long hia https://www.pngattitude.com/2020/12/sir-mek-dead-at-74-an-outstanding-leader.html
A NEW POEM: This Fight is Yours!
By Tattiana Abola Edited by Andrew Molen The battle seems like a losing one Your opponent is tougher and stronger You’re afraid and trembling At the sight of his massive guns At the back of your mind, you have lost Not a chance of winning Is it because you are weak? The crowdContinue reading “A NEW POEM: This Fight is Yours!”
When culture & commerce clash – a new novel about PNG
Keith Jackson & Friends: PNG Attitude, 14 December 2014 PHIL FITZPATRICK ‘The People of the Bird’ by Mike Jelliffe, Nenge Books, November 2014, paperback, 200 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0-9925620-0-7, ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-9925620-1-4. Order online for $11 (plus postage) here or email Nenge Books here THERE are two stories in Mike Jelliffe’s debut novel, The People of the Bird.Continue reading “When culture & commerce clash – a new novel about PNG”
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