The Monthly Live: Don Watson reads Society of birds

EE Cummings prayed that his heart would always be open to little birds. My family, the maternal side especially, has always shared some of his sentiment. It goes back to the clearing of the forest. As the trees went, the little birds came and dwelt in the hydrangeas under the window. Fantails, wagtails, blue wrens, scrubwrens, honeyeaters, eastern rosellas, finches, silvereyes, robins, thornbills, mudlarks and thrushes: generations of us have watched them from the kitchen and talked to them as if to friends or children. For two decades, The Monthly has provided essential context for the news of the day, investigative work that has shaped the Australian landscape, and the wittiest, most surprising and considered perspectives on everything from politics to pop culture to personal dilemmas. The magazine has carved out a unique and invaluable place not merely reflecting the country, but shaping it. To mark the magazine’s milestone, editor of The Monthly, Michael Williams was joined for a special celebration at RMIT Capitol Theatre by Schwartz Media founder Morry Schwartz and some of the very best writers that have defined The Monthly over the years including Don Watson, Sarah Krasnostein, Chloe Hooper, David Marr, Sean Kelly, and Robert Forster. More from Schwartz Media: The Monthly https://www.themonthly.com.au/ Facebook ⬤   / themonthly   X ⬤ https://x.com/THEMONTHLY Instagram ⬤   / themonthlymagazine   Youtube ⬤    / @themonthly   Subscribe to Sunday Reads: https://www.themonthly.com.au/newslet... Subscribe to The Arts: https://www.themonthly.com.au/newslet... Listen to Read This: https://www.themonthly.com.au/readthis On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast... On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3fEobsf... The Saturday Paper https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/ Facebook ⬤   / thesaturdaypaper   X ⬤ https://x.com/SatPaper Instagram ⬤   / satpaper   Youtube ⬤    / @satpaper   TikTok ⬤ tiktok.com/@thesaturdaypaper Subscribe to The Post: https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/post Subscribe to The Food: https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/t... 7am https://7ampodcast.com.au/ X ⬤ https://x.com/7ampodcast Instagram ⬤   / 7ampodcast   TikTok ⬤   / 7ampodcast   Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast... Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7A58Jjo...