The Munchian O
Wattison’s poems are always investigative, always humane. They are always willing to take risks. I know of no other Australian poet who writes quite…
Eardrum
Eardrum is a book of poems and prose meditations about music. It developed, the author says, out of fascination with an art-form that is…
A Happening in Hades
S. K. Kelen’s oeuvre covers a diverse range of styles and subjects, and includes pastorals, satires, sonnets, odes, narratives, haiku, epics, idylls, horror stories,…
Dental Tourism
A young girl flies alone to Antarctica. A man goes on holiday and meets the politician he thinks has ruined his life. Here are…
New Year’s Day at the Hotel Australia
In the late 1930s an apprentice potter made a solemn pledge with some of his young work mates to meet up on New Year’s…
The Foliage in the Underworld
Martin Duwell wrote in Australian Poetry Review that ‘Sharkey’s project seems to be built on a desire to make poetry once more (or more…
The Mirror Hurlers
Shortlisted for the 2019 Peter Porter Poetry Prize. In this powerful collection Ross Gillett covers a wide poetic landscape — traditional verse forms, carefully…
Noonday
REVIEWS “As a reader, I am looking to be jolted into a new paradigm. I want the poet to raise the stakes and am…
