Rose Interior
Reviewed onTracy Ryan is an award-winning poet and Rose Interior, her tenth collection, is a wide ranging, intelligent and deeply thoughtful book. Themes range from the interior to the exterior, the …
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The first instalment in an intended three-volume collection, John Kinsella’s The Ascension of Sheep: Poems 1980-2005 offers readers of every persuasion cause for reflection. Divided into 40 sections ranging from …
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Zou Mat Je (做乜嘢)
Reviewed onZou Mat Je (做乜嘢) is a multilingual zine by Cantonese-speaking writers and artists from across the globe. This collection of illustrations and writing speak to the title ‘做乜嘢’, a phrase …
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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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