'Alex Hand makes the ordinary extraordinary in his latest collection penned during the pandemic. He says himself in "Self-portrait" "I find beauty in polished floorboards and in our Brown Betty teapot." With an unusual abundance of time in lockdown who hasn't found themself back in childhood with seemingly infinite time to contemplate a ......
David Williams seventy-four years old and a long-time resident of Flinders Island Tasmania tells the story of his lifelong running adventure. An Unstoppable Runner describes the physical and mental challenges he has encountered in such diverse locations as the blister-making Simpson Desert muddy New Zealand forests fun runs and many ......
'With freedom of movement and association seriously curtailed during lockdown Carmel Macdonald Grahame and Karen Throssell found instead an opportunity for liberty of mind - to recollect richly embroider and feel into other lives and vistas. This book showcases the agile creativity - dress-up boxes of the imagination - of these two eloquent ......
'Steve is a fine exponent of lyrical poetry - the exacting nature and resonant quality of his verse has been there from the start and he has been an influential figure in Australian poetry.' - Anthony Lawrence
'Even in the world of the very ordinary Evans finds extraordinary poetry.' - Peter Goldsworthy
On our hobby farm on the edge of the Monaro my husband Matthew and I raise children (I have eight though only five remain at home) sheep goats chooks pigs a milking cow fruit and vegies. To support this enterprise I am a teacher at the remotest school in Victoria (if anywhere in Victoria is truly remote). In 2015 I set myself the ......
'Graeme Hetherington's poems of loves and lives past are works of darkness describing human connections that lead ultimately to loss and loneliness. The emotional impact of the poet's mindscape and his relationships with others is enhanced by beautifully drawn images from the natural world and references to classical myths. These features ......
After working for nearly fifty years mostly in leadership positions in education social welfare health and the arts David Meldrum describes himself as a very lucky man. Always drawn to the projects that might make a real difference especially for people in trouble he sometimes found himself facing failure and even danger. More often the ......
Voracious is a mythical beast. He lives on profits and is always hungry. A Midas beast all he touches becomes a commodity. He appears in or is hinted at throughout this collection of beautifully crafted poems. In her seventh poetry collection Karen Throssell includes poems about obesity and anorexia agribusiness diets and fads the ......
'In this fine and eclectic collection of short stories flash fiction and poetry Roland Leach explores the human condition with humour and heart. These are interior stories that often grapple with the ache and drive for connection the puzzlement and the fear. With the sublime assuredness of his writing Leach leads the reader deep into the ......
