Book Review

‘Intriguing and cosmopolitan, McNamara’s stories are infused with historical weight and a worldly wisdom suggestive of timeless, even epic, narrative.’ A cracker of a…

‘With their proliferation of question marks and hypotheticals, and their music, these poems rouse, prod, and rattle. They invite us to inhabit our own…

‘Written mostly in free verse with occasional forays into rhyme, AfterLife is an elegant, beautifully cadenced collection that addresses major themes with economy and…

‘Hayward writes thoughtfully about the value we give to housekeeping and the domestic side of our lives’   Brooke Boland’s fine review of Helen…

‘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…

‘Sections range in length from a word – ‘Cholera’ – to several pages. Plot-driven stanzas abut atmospheric, reflective turns, or sardonic humour.’ Anders Villani’s…

‘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…

‘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…

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