'Graeme Hetherington's poems of loves and lives past are works of darkness describing human connections that lead ultimately to loss and loneliness. The emotional impact of the poet's mindscape and his relationships with others is enhanced by beautifully drawn images from the natural world and references to classical myths. These features ......
On our hobby farm on the edge of the Monaro my husband Matthew and I raise children (I have eight though only five remain at home) sheep goats chooks pigs a milking cow fruit and vegies. To support this enterprise I am a teacher at the remotest school in Victoria (if anywhere in Victoria is truly remote). In 2015 I set myself the ......
'Steve is a fine exponent of lyrical poetry - the exacting nature and resonant quality of his verse has been there from the start and he has been an influential figure in Australian poetry.' - Anthony Lawrence
'Even in the world of the very ordinary Evans finds extraordinary poetry.' - Peter Goldsworthy
'With freedom of movement and association seriously curtailed during lockdown Carmel Macdonald Grahame and Karen Throssell found instead an opportunity for liberty of mind - to recollect richly embroider and feel into other lives and vistas. This book showcases the agile creativity - dress-up boxes of the imagination - of these two eloquent ......
David Williams seventy-four years old and a long-time resident of Flinders Island Tasmania tells the story of his lifelong running adventure. An Unstoppable Runner describes the physical and mental challenges he has encountered in such diverse locations as the blister-making Simpson Desert muddy New Zealand forests fun runs and many ......
'Alex Hand makes the ordinary extraordinary in his latest collection penned during the pandemic. He says himself in "Self-portrait" "I find beauty in polished floorboards and in our Brown Betty teapot." With an unusual abundance of time in lockdown who hasn't found themself back in childhood with seemingly infinite time to contemplate a ......
In this his seventh book of poetry written over a period of more than forty years Graeme Hetherington explores how his friendship with James McAuley has parallels with that of Gilgamesh and Enkidu in the ancient Mesopotamian epic. As in the original it is a warts and all treatment with human behaviour in relationship to loss and the ......
Sometimes dramatic sometimes delicate always to the point Tessa Bremner’s collection of short stories presents a very poignant view of the lives of her characters and their struggle to have their voices heard above the noise of cultural sensibilities. In her storytelling Bremner draws on a lifetime in theatre to make her characters ......
