Supervivid Depastoralism
Reviewed onSupervivid Depastoralism is the latest poetry collection from John Kinsella, one of Western Australia’s most prolific authors. The title indicates Kinsella’s continuing concern with environmental degradation (and tacitly Aboriginal dispossession). …
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Poems that do not sleep
Reviewed onHassan Al Nawwab is a former Iraqi soldier who came to Australia after the war with his family 20 years ago. Poems that do not sleep is a beautifully written …
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Fish Work
Reviewed onFish Work is a new collection of poetry from award-winning writer Caitlin Maling. All the poems were written as part of three years fieldwork during which time the poet worked …
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Vociferate
Reviewed onEmily Sun’s debut poetry collection Vociferate | 詠 crackles with warmth, wit, and searing insight. Memories and languages – English, Cantonese, Hokkien, Mandarin, French, Japanese, Latin – mingle across its …
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Homecoming
Reviewed onHomecoming is a painful and beautiful book of poetry by Elfie Shiosaki, a Noongar and Yawuru writer, which combines personal, cultural and family history into a powerful collection. Following the …
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Glass Cabbages
Reviewed onAnn Gilchrist mixes familiar imagery with a broad landscape of settings in this enticing collection of poetry inspired by her life experiences. Glass Cabbages presents the reader with a diverse …
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Glass Cabbages
Reviewed onAnn Gilchrist mixes familiar imagery with a broad landscape of settings in this enticing collection of poetry inspired by her life experiences. Glass Cabbages presents the reader with a diverse …
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To Hold the Clouds: Emerging Writers from Perth
Reviewed onTo Hold the Clouds is a collection of writing which began in a mentoring and hot desk project run by the Centre for Stories. In order to qualify for inclusion, the …
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Blind Summits
Reviewed onThis unique volume is a collaboration by, and a conversation between, two well-published Western Australian poets. It is loosely inspired by the Japanese renga, a traditional collaborative form, but in …
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Maar Bidi: Next Generation Black Writing
Reviewed onThis collection celebrates nine new Indigenous writers and was born during a series of workshops in a creative writing program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the School of …
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