Published 15 September 200915 September 2009 · Main Posts haiku chain Overland Overloaded At the beginning of Overland Overloaded, we sent out a call for haiku written about Melbourne poets. 2007 Australian National Poetry Slam winner Marc Testart responded with gusto. Here are his efforts, accompanied by the photographs from the wonderful Michael Reynolds, who went home on Sunday night cradling an Overload award for his utterly outstanding contribution to Melbourne poetry. Please add to the comments section your own haiku about an Overload poet. Mozart chews up Joyce And spits out Patpong nightmare; Santo Cazzati Black keys on white ones Tap O’Sullivan’s strings, a Heartbreak minstrel sings… Listen to her fire! Continental shifting sands Her black heart; Clarke burns… Stardust lover left; So Whelan rode in rusty; Tear-drops fell misty… Lemon cupped his hands For rising dawn’s reflection; A beatbox maestro… Behold Smart by name! Dressed in paradox, babbling A loose straight-jacket… Humble mountain spews Comic strudel belly laugh Pobjie; murmur; bleak… Overland Overloaded More by Overland Overloaded › Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places. If you like this piece, or support Overland’s work in general, please subscribe or donate. Related articles & Essays 20 March 20262 April 2026 · Main Posts Final results of the 2025 Judith Wright Poetry Prize Editorial team Established in 2007 and supported by the Malcolm Robertson Foundation, the Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize seeks outstanding poetry from new and emerging writers. This year’s judges, Shastra Deo, Harry Reid and […] 20 March 202620 March 2026 · Main Posts Final results of the 2025 Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize Editorial team Established in 2007 and supported by the Malcolm Robertson Foundation, the Overland Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize seeks outstanding original short fiction of up to 3000 words themed loosely around the notion […]
