straight lines
Reviewed onstraight lines is the first poetry collection by Sanna Peden, who has “an activist streak, a background in film studies and cultural history and a chronic interest in the odd, weird, …
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Meet Me at the Intersection
Reviewed onThis powerful anthology of short stories, memoir and poetry is an important and compelling contribution to the ‘Own Voices’ literary movement in Australia. This collection showcases stories by First Nations …
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the moon’s reminder
Reviewed onKevin Gillam’s latest poetry book, the moon’s reminder, published by Ginninderra Press, is a handsome collection of the poet’s recent work. With poems dancing around Mothers (and others), Maps, Masks, Moths …
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How to Be Held
Reviewed onIn this debut poetry collection Godfrey explores a variety of issues with grit and grace: relationships, gender politics, the body, friendship, love, trauma, sorrow, delight. The language is not demanding …
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João
Reviewed onJohn Mateer is a poet who has travelled widely to work and play. In this series of sixty-two sonnets, he constructs an alter- ego, João, whose travels through literary and …
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False Claims of Colonial Thieves
Reviewed onThis is a powerful and heart-wrenching book that deserves a wide readership. In this dialogue of beautiful, strong poems, two accomplished poets share their ecological concerns about the devastation of …
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The Tiny Museums
Reviewed onThe first collection of poetry from this very fine WA writer has been worth waiting for. Formally varied, deceptively simple, the poems are evocative, as Carolyn Abbs remembers her childhood …
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