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Fire on Water

  • ISBN-13: 9781760413514
  • Publisher: GINNINDERRA PRESS
    Imprint: GINNINDERRA PRESS
  • By Colleen Keating
  • Price: AUD $29.99
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 19/05/2017
  • Format: Paperback (198.00mm X 129.00mm) 124 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Poetry [DC]
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“The lyrical poems in this anthology invite reader participation and ongoing reflection on themes that are relevant to us all. They dig below the surface but remain accessible and vibrant. Love shines through from marital to that conferred by grandparenting. It flows out to encompass the vexing and heartrending question of the homeless; those displaced by war and politics and powerless to defend themselves. The challenges of advancing years are realistically addressed in terms of downsizing and the sale of the family home and possessions treasured over decades; the need for re-evaluation of what matters most. Nature is celebrated and the small bright moments that each day can grant to those who pause and look around them. History moves into present tense ‘finds cracks – lets the light shine in’.” -Beverley George

“I have been reading Colleen Keating’s poems for many years now and always with pleasure. Colleen has a distinctive Australian voice that combines sensitivity with clear powerful free verse. Her images are both striking and profound. She has the ability to bring the natural world to life and is able to give a personality to a whole landscape. So her poems are imbued with a spirit of place for both the natural and man-made environments. These poems are both moving and wise underpinned by a gentle spirituality from a woman’s perspective.” - John  Egan

“Colleen Keating’s second collection of poetry teases and tantalises. It explores the inexpressible with delightful moments of discovery. Colleen gives us a spirit of hope in a troubled world.” - Decima Wraxall

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