Written over several years these poems were shared with good friends of similar interests. They reflect encounters with places from Yorkshire to Canberra to the South Coast of NSW and with familiar people and books
‘Sit quietly with these poems and you’ll come to know how stillness can come alive with blossom memory playfulness birdsong companionship prayer mystery.’ – Peter Bishop Creative Director Varuna – The Writers’ House
Nicola Knox was brought up in country Victoria and her work has always been influenced by the landscapes of childhood despite living since marrying in Sydney that most urban of cities. She worked as a journalist and in public relations with a bypass to writing advertising copy which looking back is probably an excellent day job for a poet. ......
We were enjoying a blissful life making the most of every day. I the poet was still rather bemused by the freedoms of retirement and Stephen was doing what he loves – publishing. Our idyll was rudely interrupted when we were told that Stephen had cancer. We were suddenly thrust into an unaccustomed world. This is not a horror story. ......
Some years ago a friend who had just become a grandparent told Wilma Davidson that every other love prepared you for the love a grandparent feels for a grandchild and this love is like no other. The moment Wilma held her granddaughter for the first time; she knew this to be true that this was indeed Grand Love. This collection of poetry ......
Christopher Palmer was born in Brisbane in 1969 and raised in the UK. He has lived in many places since returning to Australia in 1987 and currently lives in Canberra where he completed a PhD in the biological sciences in 2005. He’s happiest in the ecotone between the arts and sciences and moves habitually between both. His poetry has ......
This is the story of my struggle to bring language to my child who was born with a severe hearing loss as a result of congenital rubella. It is also the same story as experienced by my daughter and told in her own words. Our stories show readers how courage and determination can overcome such a difficult disability. We have written our story ......
'In this collection the reader discovers an inquisitive mind equally as concerned for world issues as for the dull conformity that can settle over small towns. Antonia's writing artfully moves from well researched topics to finely tuned observations of everyday life.' - Hilary Beaton
When Emma Bentham disappears without explanation two men are thrown into turmoil - David Chess who was having an affair with Emma and her husband Daniel a technician in David’s university department. Has Emma left them both for someone else? David’s sorrow at losing Emma leads him into strange and perilous behaviours and into ......
