The poems in this collection were written in Pristina and Prizren (Kosovo) and in Dubrovnik – each with their rich stories and heritage. The title represents a new era for the Balkan region beyond the historical conflict of Kosovo’s ‘Blackbird Field’ so poems are grouped in line with sunset evening or night falling ......
"What do you do with a diagnosis of dementia? And especially younger-onset dementia? Kate Swaffer responds with love life and torrents of words. Some of the words show loneliness and fear exclusion apprehension. But her strong theme is how to be a vigorous involved participant in the world of light gardens cats and above all ......
Born in London Margaret Fensom migrated to Adelaide by steamship in 1947 as a small child. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Adelaide in 1967 and with a Masters in Creative Writing in 1999. She lives in Norwood and has two adult daughters and five grandchildren. She is currently studying theology part time at St ......
This collection covers periods in Prithvindra Chakravarti’s life and the reflections and insights he gained into the life of the village-dwelling peasants artisans and entertainers in West Bengal where he was born; and in his later periods in Kolkata Chicago Papua New Guinea China and the Northern Territory in Australia. The title ......
Wong could easily confuse you by being Right but Right and Wrong may also be Wright. Florian could put you off buying second-hand furniture for life and if Elsa was in the ether you would never dare attend a science again. You could begin to doubt the authenticity of every rock musician. You might even start to investigate the possibility of ......
In this fresh open and varied collection Adrian Lane explores and celebrates life’s reversals and paradoxes. The poems travel through the seasons in a range of hemispheres.
Adrian Lane is an Anglican minister who teaches Preaching and Pastoral Care at Ridley Melbourne Australia. Originally trained in Social Work and Psychology ......
David Brelsford was born in Nottinghamshire and came to Australia in 1965. He worked for many years as a postman before becoming a library technician. He lived in Sydney Hawaii Queanbeyan and Brisbane before retiring to Launceston Tasmania in 2007. He is married with three sons and – to date – one grandson. A long-distance ......
In this sensitive fresh and varied collection Adrian Lane celebrates God’s wonderful creation from the Mediterranean summers of Montenegro to the Arctic blues of Greenland and northern Norway. Yet he is simultaneously frankly alert to the horrors jealousies and brokenness of this world exploring the yearnings felt by many for yet ......
In The Painted Lady Suzanne Edgar focuses on art the natural world the intimacy of love human caprice. These poems will stop you in your tracks with the force of their emotional intensity.
‘…a highly intelligent inventive and gifted poet…’ – Les Murray
