After being launched across Europe and North America in 2011, the second and current issue of VLAK, the new international literary and cultural journal founded by Louis Armand and published by Litteraria Pragensia in Prague, will have its Melbourne launch as part of Deakin University's 'The Political Imagination: Postcolonial and Diasporic Poetries' symposium, from 12:45-1:15pm on Friday 13 April at Deakin Prime in Melbourne.
This issue of VLAK includes a new dossier of contemporary experimental Australian poetry, and will be launched by Dr. John Hawke. The launch is free to attend and will feature Michael Farrell, Matt Hetherington, D. J. Huppatz, jeltje and Gig Ryan reading their work from the journal. Copies of the journal will be available for sale at a special price.