POETRY SPOTLIGHT: 'He Painted Mountains' by Shaun Berg
This week's feature poem is by Shaun Berg from his collection Wystan’s Relic, a book that will challenge your thinking and provide new perspectives on important questions.
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This week's feature poem is by Shaun Berg from his collection Wystan’s Relic, a book that will challenge your thinking and provide new perspectives on important questions.
Continue readingThis week's poetry spotlight shines once again on Kate Llewellyn's beautiful collection, Harbour. Earlier in the series, Poppy featured Kate's poem 'Frost' from the same collection. It's a calming and quiet celebration of the ordinary beauty of nature (read Poppy's thoughtful post about it here). In a similar vein, this week's feature poem is an intimate and gentle study of creativity and friendship.
Continue readingThis week's poem comes from Miriel Lenore's collection a wild kind of tune, the third book in her 'pioneer grandmother' series. 'In a wild tale arcing from 1845 to the present, in poetry underpinned by meticulous research, we inhabit settler society with all its attendant joys, hardship and grief as we careen with Caroline through her journey of love, loss and horror into madness.' – Biff Ward, author of In My Mother's Hands
Continue readingThis week's Poem of the week comes from Mike Ladd's collection Invisible Mending, which features photographs by Cathy Brooks. Invisible Mending ranges across genres including essay, memoir, short story and poetry. Based loosely on the ideas of scarring and healing, Invisible Mending extends from family intimacies to connection and disconnection in the Australian community, environmental damage and repair.
Continue readingOur poetry spotlight shines on Jeri Kroll today, and her lovely collection Workshopping the Heart. This witty, moving and accessible collection gathers poems from six previous books, beginning with Death as Mr Right, which won second prize in the 1982 Anne Elder Award for best first poetry book in Australia. With irony and frankness, Jeri Kroll workshops the complex relationships that individuals establish over the course of a lifetime with friends and family, as well as…
Continue readingOur poetry spotlight shines on Erica Jolly today, with the poem of the week taken from her collection Making a Stand.
Continue readingOur poetry spotlight shines on award-winning poet Cath Kenneally today, with the poem of the week taken from her collection Thirty Days' Notice.
Continue readingThis week, the poetry spotlight shines once again on award-winning poet Geoff Goodfellow. This week's poem comes from Waltzing with Jack Dancer: A slow dance with cancer. The collection was written by Geoff in the aftermath of his diagnosis with throat cancer, and chronicles his experiences with treatment, hospitals, and the Big C.
Continue readingThis week's Poem of the Week comes from Jill Jones' collection Dark Bright Doors, poetry that has been described as having 'unsettling mystery and beauty' by Barry Hill from the Australian. This book was shortlisted for the Kenneth Slessor Prize in the 2011 NSW Premier's Literary Awards.
Continue readingToday we are focusing on a different form of poetry, with a verse novel written by poet Bel Schenk. Our Poem of the Week is 'Television Flickers' from her book Every Time You Close Your Eyes. This verse novel features a series of short poems that, when strung together, paint a vivid picture of the North American blackouts of 1977 and 2003.
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