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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Breaking Pointe
Reviewed onAmelia and Valentina, who readers met in Chenée Marrapodi’s debut novel, One Wrong Turn, are passionate about dancing and determined to pursue a successful ballet career. They return in Breaking …
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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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Wingbeat
Reviewed onIn the introduction to his debut collection which gathers poems written between 2016 and 2023, Tim Kinsella writes that he was ‘surrounded by poetry from a very young age.’ Indeed: …
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Ekhō
Reviewed onThe voices of Ekhō the unfortunate Oread from Greek Mythology and Alexa the unfortunate AI voice service platform from Amazon variously resonate (and at points converge, coalesce and converse) in …
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Ourselves: 100 Micro Memoirs
Reviewed onOurselves: 100 Micro Memoirs is a one of a kind collection, both literally and figuratively. Speaking to the former, it is the first micro memoir anthology published in Australia and …
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Hello Keanu! A Poetry Anthology
Reviewed onA long time ago, the world was not particularly keen on Keanu Reeves. It’s hard to believe that now, but it’s fair to say that Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, …
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The Skeleton House
Reviewed onWinner of the 2023 Fogarty Literary Award, The Skeleton House by Katherine Allum is an impressive debut truly worthy of its award-winning status. Inspired by real regional towns in the …
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A Gentle Outward Breath
Reviewed onFran Graham’s is a poetry of particularities and the present. But A Gentle Outward Breath, her second collection and first in over 10 years, the period during which these poems …
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How to Avoid a Happy Life
Reviewed onStartling, raw, and beautifully written, How to Avoid a Happy Life is the net result of Julia’s reconciliation with her life – fulfilling a last request from her mother – …
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