mike riddle

Mike Riddle

Mike Riddle scratched and scribbled poetry, plays and children’s books across schools and communities in country South Australia for nearly forty years, producing works which ranged from quirky word play to black humour to being compassionate and purposeful. Since retiring in Goolwa in 2016, overcoming the relative isolation of the past, he has appreciated the opportunity to immerse himself in an active and extensive arts community. He reads at Poetry on the Fleurieu and is a member of the Ochre Coast Poets.

Inspired and enthralled by 2019’s thought-provoking ‘The Colony – Dare to stop us’, Mike’s recent writing has assumed a greater political and social commentary focus. He is elated and humbled to collaborate with Change Media and contribute to _this breath is not mine to keep.