Andrew Sant’s ‘Near the Border’ Reviewed by Geoff Page | Australian Book Review
‘A poet of remarkable consistency, not only in overall quality, but in tone and concerns.’ Geoff Page’s insightful review of Andrew Sant’s Near the…
Greg McLaren’s ‘Camping Underground’ Reviewed by Anders Villani | Australian Book Review
‘Sections range in length from a word – ‘Cholera’ – to several pages. Plot-driven stanzas abut atmospheric, reflective turns, or sardonic humour.’ Anders Villani’s…
Alex Skovron’s ‘Letters from the Periphery’ Reviewed by Anne Elvey | Plumwood Mountain Journal
‘Skovron skilfully matches his characteristically sophisticated build-up of narrative, imagery, existential inquiry with a necessary understatement of the horrors of the worst of human…
Steve Armstrong’s ‘One River’ Reviewed by Maggie Ball | Compulsive Reader
‘…the writing follows the gentle rambling of the river catchment and the rhythm of human perambulation – walking purely for the pleasure of it…
Fred Smith’s ‘The Sparrows of Kabul’ Reviewed by Helen Musa | Canberra CityNews
‘Smith gives a clear-eyed, unsentimental account of withdrawal, but loses none of the larrikin touch seen in his sell-out music performances.’ Helen Musa’s top-notch…
Puncher & Wattmann Poetry Titles Reviewed in TEXT
Check out these amazing poetry reviews in TEXT! Read them here. ‘Moon Wrasse presents a sophisticated, emotive and organic lyric incorporating elegy, ecopoetry…
Esther Ottaway’s ‘She Doesn’t Seem Autistic’ Reviewed by Dominique Hecq | Mascara Literary Review
‘There is rhythmic intensity that fuses emotion, breath and thought, incorporating profound, associative insight.‘ Dominique Hecq’s great review of Esther Ottaway, Poet‘s She Doesn’t…
Phyllis Perlstone’s ‘But Now’ Reviewed by Margaret Bradstock | Rochford Street Review
‘Perlstone’s forte is meticulous description, metaphors built from the surrounding environment, each moment expanded to its limits.’ Margaret Bradstock’s in-depth review of Phyllis Perlstone’s…
Catherine McNamara’s ‘The Carnal Fugues’ Reviewed by Cameron Woodhead | SMH/The Age
‘The Carnal Fugues is a globetrotting anthology of short fiction, a collection of greatest hits from Catherine McNamara that sketches shadow-lines of desire and…
P&W Titles Featured in ‘Best Books of the Year 2023’ Lists!
Check out the various Puncher & Wattmann titles featured in ‘Books of the Year 2023’ lists! ‘Bird’ by Adam Morris in The Sydney…
