wild /waild/ adj. 1. living in a state of nature as animals that have not been tamed or domesticated. 2. growing or produced without cultivation or the care of humans as plants flowers fruit honey etc… 3. uncultivated uninhabited or waste as land. ......
When Dalley a convict's son who became the first Australian Privy Councillor died in 1888 The Bulletin described him as 'a man of many splendours both of intellect and heart' and 'in many respects the most notable man Sydney has given birth to'. Nine years later some 10 000 people gathered in Hyde Park for the ......
The earliest poems I produced were fierce jabs at the many things that irritated me about the world in which I now lived. Some of them have survived in the section of this volume that I’ve called Aspirational Lifestyles. Others (Nacht und Nebel) were responses to the harsh beauty of the upper Blue Mountains where my wife and I ......
‘Jill Gower’s poems take us on journeys – back into her own past; into foreign countries; into the natural world of the bush and her garden which she so obviously loves and into the lives of others. Jill can recount a memory evoke sympathy or capture a particular moment in time with honesty colourful description or ......
Ian McFarlane considers poetry to be a conversation with the imagination of anyone prepared to listen. His verse is both free and rhythmic spanning its own inclusive path. Ian is an award-winning writer of fiction essays and book reviews. Despite the crippling handicap of anxiety and depression he has used words and ideas in defence of ......
In his third collection of poems Geoff Graetz presents many of his observations about life along with his expressions of concern about present-day social issues. He writes in a style that is intended to be easily understood and has included some light-hearted reflections on the world as it is today. His travels have provided him with ......
"The extraordinary poems in Witches Women and Words have our hearts beating with rage. This powerfully evocative collection speaks frankly of the twists and turns pains despair and hopes of the woman the human the poet the abused earth her trees and seas and biodiversity. In a world where 'soldiers march blindfolded and mute' ......
With These We will Never Go Hungry is a collection of short stories exploring the human condition. Each story is a unique vignette blending prose with the everyday. Tackling themes of loss domestic violence death rebirth childhood and motherhood this collection sees a keen and poignant eye combined with a succinct turn of phrase ......
'Helene Castles creates exquisite imagery with beautiful word placement and choice of topic. She brings to life the world of her childhood and family life casting a discerning yet gentle eye on the truths and memories of her youth as well as comment on current political and humanistic platforms. She creates her poetry with a calm and ......
