One thing we can be sure of in life is that nothing will stay the same. But is that all we can count on? Featuring poems from an intense period of change this collection explores what remains the same when everything is different.
"It is through the creative arts that we can place ourselves inside the experiences of others and feel the many-dimensional nature of humanity. Though poetry may be considered as a ‘gentle art’ it can be uncompromisingly powerful and demanding. The poetry in this collection is an anthem to the experiences forged through travel ......
D.J. Dowsett was born in Taree NSW in 1951. He was educated in sciences at Sydney Macquarie and Cambridge universities and worked as a physicist and mathematical programmer until retiring in 2011. He moved from Glebe in Sydney to the NSW Southern Highlands in 1989 and has had poetry published in various small magazines over the last two ......
'The beautifully quirky title of Karen Armstrong’s first collection of poetry maps the final journey of a friend who is dying of cancer. These poems capture the warmth of unselfish love; of a relationship despite trying circumstances. A pact between two friends where one shares the burden vicariously as the other faces debilitating ......
Stephen Mallick is a Tasmanian poet and artist. The poems of Just a Moment explore times past events and memories of childhood and adolescence the natural world and the child’s insights into a family in pain. The poems have a rich lyricism employing subtle rhyme and rhythm rooted in the natural cadences of everyday speech. ......
Bella was only seventeen when her mother Elie died. Jack and Katie were even younger. Each dealt with the loss in different ways: Bella became the surrogate mother the responsible one; Katie the arty rebellious eternal wild child; and Jack never settled changing jobs and girlfriends looking for the next adventure. When Bella discovers ......
"John Malone’s lively and quirky imagination produces widely appealing poetry. The poems in Seeing Things are keenly observed accessible and often humorous or whimsical. How fortunate we are that one of South Australia’s most published children’s poets is sharing his other poetry here in Seeing Things. ......
Written in Sand embraces a wide range of poetic forms and subject matter. There is something here for everybody: humour joy hope and occasional philosophy. Several of the poems reflect the close relationship between the author and his natural environment
This collection of linked tanka between two Australian and two American poets reminds us how exciting it is to colour outside the lines. Unexpected responses enliven the series as poets from different hemispheres move through the four seasons. For example Fielden’s final lines in ‘Hope Springs Eternal’ ‘to swim without ......
