if this is the end
Reviewed onA fearless and heartfelt exploration of queer First Nations identity, if this is the end by Bebe Oliver is a vibrant celebration of self-love, growth, and embracing imperfection. In this …
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No Freedom Too Total
Reviewed onPerth-based poet Liam Blackford’s first collection, A Gateway Has Opened, was published in 2021 by Proverse Hong Kong. In this new and second collection, No Freedom Too Total, Blackford again …
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Tossed Up by the Beak of a Cormorant
Reviewed onIn 2021, I was lucky enough to attend the WA Premier’s Book Awards. Dr Nandi Chinna received the fellowship at that ceremony to spend time on writing development with First …
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Hamlets and Towers
Reviewed onThe best poets have often been inspired by travel and foreign shores, using their experiences to construct a personal mythology of truth while exploring themes of discovery, culture, and the …
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Woven Frays
Reviewed onIs Perth poet Baran Rostamian the love child – metaphorically speaking, of course – of John Ashbery and Melissa Lozada-Oliva? Quite possibly. For in her debut collection Woven Frays, Rostamian’s exuberant …
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Viciously Poetic
Reviewed onIn a world where artificiality jauntily reigns, threatening to drown the soul, Raf Gonzalez’s poetry offers a lifeline. His collection Viciously Poetic is a rich exploration of identity, culture, and the human …
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Almost Like Home
Reviewed on‘So, yes, I agree, without the stars there’s no Dante…’ John Kinsella, Canto: polystyrene soliloquy Rita Tognini’s poems punch holes in the night sky. Truth shines through. Almost Like Home …
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Personal Logistics
Reviewed onPersonal Logistics is East Kimberley-based poet Chris Palazzolo’s first poetry collection with Fremantle Press. Palazzolo studied literature, philosophy and communications at Murdoch University, so it should come as no surprise …
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