Gleeful, gloomy, mischievous and manic, our canine friends often mirror our moods. In this collection of verse Barbara Blackman, best-selling author of Glass after Glass, displays acerbic wit and playful charm to capture the unique place of dogs in our lives and language. Dog lovers may recognise themselves and their companions among the lines
The Poets and Perspectives Series has been applauded —by students, poets, critics and educators—for stimulating enjoyment and interest. It combines information and critical essays in the same volume as a sampling of each poets finest work. Titles include: Poets and Perspectives: John Foulcher; Poets and Persepctives: Kate Llewellyn; Poets and ......
From the highly acclaimed author of Brooklyn, Colm Tóibíns first collection of poetry explores sexuality, religion and belonging through a modern lens.
Fans of Colm Tóibíns novels, including The Magician, The Master and Nora Webster, will relish the opportunity to re-encounter Tóibín in ......
sun memos
is a sequel
a collection
of years and makings
of peaceful moments
and passion
deeper concerns
and lighter topics
void in punctuation
frenetic in nature
and filled with memories
in present moments
of the past
sun memos
was made
for lovers of light
for people
like you
This is not a book you read once and toss in the cupboard. This book will become dog-eared and tattered as your re-read it and pass it around. It’s your go-to book to get a great big taste of Australia. And with Muz’s poetry the flavour is always spot on.
A ripping collection of Australian yarns and poems from the much-loved Murray Muz Hartin including his most well-known, Turbulence and the haunting Rain From Nowhere.
The Uncertainty Principle is a thoughtful collection of poems based on the author’s experience and broad learning. Chris Wallace-Crabbe (founding director of the Australian Centre and, more recently, chair of the peak artistic body, Australian Poetry Limited) in his testimonial for the book, wrote the following:
“Acute, concise and frequently ......
This year, Adelaide Festival Writers' Week is dedicated to Australia's leading living poet, A.D. Hope. Millions of students have read his poems, but this exciting new selection is the only edition in print. Prose selections include notorious reviews of writers like Patrick White, essays on poetry, and fresh notebook material.
A new edition of the successful debut poetry book from platinum ARIA accredited artist Ziggy Alberts, brainwaves - the photo edition, explores life's experiences and emotions, inwards and out. Deeply personal, frank, insightful, yet relatable, Alberts uncovers his introspective thoughts and lessons learned in conscious and intentional living. In ......
A collection of poems by Gillian Clarke. Carcanet have also published her "Selected Poems" (1985), "Letting in the Rumour" (1989), and "The King of Britains Daughter" (1993).
Louise Gluck, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2020, takes a new direction in a fable which returns to essential questions of identity and belonging.
Winter Recipes from the Collective is chamber music, an invitation into that privileged realm small enough for the individual instrument to make itself heard, dolente, its line sustained, carried, and then taken up by the next instrument, spirited, animoso, while at the same time being large enough to contain a whole lifetime, the inconceivable ......
A debut collection of poetry from double platinum ARIA accreditated artist Ziggy Alberts, brainwaves, exploreslifes experiences and emotions, inwards and out. Deeply personal, frank, insightful yet relatable, Alberts uncovers his introspective thoughts and lessons learned in conscious and intentional living.
A collection of 127 poems that captures the fragile moments of everyday life and presents them in a beautiful, sometimes humorous, sometimes melancholy, light.
The Journey of the Winter Rose is a moving & poignant testmant to family, & the challenging journey of the diverse paths of six beautiful daughters, four of whom over a number of years developed the symptoms of Rett Syndrome. Of the four daughters affected by Rett Syndrome, their third daughter died at 16, & two years later, their oldest at 22.
Football and poetry don’t often appear together but in Damian Balassone’s collection of prose Strange Game in a Strange Land arts and sport come together to celebrate the joys of one of Australia’s favourite pastimes.
The first metropolis to be depicted in Australian literature was Hell: before cities existed in Australia, Francis McNamara, the convict poet, described the infernal one populated by those who tormented him and his fellow prisoners. This book contains extended selections from the work of four writers from the convict era.
