Working in the Australian bush for almost forty years has brought forth from Tim Metcalf a robust adaptable and independent poetry the downside being that he is less known in the urban centres. This selection from his nine books aims to redress the situation and bring this wide-ranging and extensively published poet to broader attention.
the moon’s reminder explores five realms of ‘m’ from maps to moths. Here are poems where ‘sea is breathing’ and ‘sky bleeds’ where a ‘night for knots’ feels ‘the weight of silence’ – poems for unexamined moments.
'This is a vast collection of meaty poetry and it traverses diverse topics with irreverent wordplay and dirty-hearted love. To be truthful and self-expressive under the vicious hail of mental illness is not easy. There are so many repeatable quips but I quote here lines about Andy who was my always partner: "It spoke at him constantly / ......
The Music of the Streets is Michael Robinson's second collection of poetry. His first The Tiger in the Vineyard was published by Ginninderra Press in 2015. Poems in this collection (or earlier drafts of them) have appeared in the following print and online journals: Poetry MattersStudio ......
'Virginia Lowe's poems evoke life experiences such as parenting marriage and growing up and meditate on them in moving and unexpected ways. This latest collection displays her hallmark wry humour and tenderness linking intense personal moments to wider human concerns. And her love of language and reading shines throughout her poetry.' - ......
The bulk of this collection is devoted to the achievements of two pioneers Joshua Slocum and Percy Fawcett. Captain Slocum was the first person to sail around the world alone - between 1892 and 1895 in a converted oyster fishing boat on his return chronicling his experiences in the book Sailing Alone Around the World. Colonel Fawcett was an ......
'Doug Gregory is a people watcher with a keen eye and a sharp memory. His latest book is a poetic memoir tinged with nostalgic pathos. There are some classic images and memories in it and I love the humour. The poems are honest the language colloquial as Gregory crafts candid and clever portraits of times past and of people he's known. The ......
Poems of Dissent and Social Commentary for Performance
I want my poetry to say something about the state of our world this catastrophic social and environmental situation we are bringing on ourselves. So my work is social critique and revolves around dissent contradiction dissonance; and I write about gender violence war refugees and asylum environment and climate change. I am ......
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
