Judith E.P. Johnson / Alone at the Window: haiku & senryu
'The haiku in Alone at the Window resonate with warmth, wit and wisdom. The poet's tender observations and clear imagery create an unfolding of meaning as the reader reflects on each poem. These moments of celebration are imbued with a sense of wonder and appreciation for life, inviting us to share the richness to be found in daily living in our relationships with each other and the world around us.' - Lyn Reeves
Judith E.P. Johnson / Waking from Dreams: haiku & senryu
'Judith E. P. Johnson has that crucial characteristic for haiku poets, an ability to notice the minor miracles of ordinary existence - a blackbird bathing in a dog's bowl, daisies ankle-deep on a lawn, the reflection of a jasmine flower in a rain puddle - these are acute observations that transform everyday life into fine haiku.' - Stephen Addiss, author of The Art of Haiku
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Lizz Murphy / Walk the Wildly
Walk the Wildly with Lizz Murphy in this, her fifth collection of poetry, where winter is a lumbering lantern-jawed season, spring is a baking back, untimely frost a trollop. There are women of precise skirts, men with shipwrecked backs and locals who inspect the brash blue, foreheads strained like fence wire.
Ali Cobby Eckermann / little bit long time
'In little bit long time we experience a true poet's strong and singing voice… She has a tradition of innovators behind her - poets from Oodgeroo Noonuccal to Lionel Fogarty - who also experimented with writing the spoken word and creating new forms. When I first heard Ali read these poems I wanted copies immediately so I could spread the word.' - Robert Adamson
Judith E.P. Johnson / where it leads: haiku & senryu
Most delightfully we meet the poet in these words as we find ourselves moved by that which moves her, sharing a few moments along this winding path, where it leads…' - Simon Hanson
Nance Cookson / How Sweet the Blackbird Sings
A very enjoyable new collection of delightfully quirky but exhilaratingly thought-provoking short poems from this popular and versatile writer, who lives on the New South Wales south coast.
Judith E.P. Johnson / between two moons
'Between Two Moons is a delightful gift by Judith E.P. Johnson from Tasmania, an island far in the south. The scenes she captures with her warm-hearted and observant eyes in her daily life, and also in nature, are quite charming and agreeable. This collection will be my favourite for a long time.' - Satoru Kanematsu, author of Hazy Moon
Judith E.P. Johnson / Only the Waves: haiku & senryu
Judith E.P. Johnson allows her subjects to breathe new life through her haiku and senryu.
Susan McCreery / Waiting for the Southerly
'This first book is packed with clear-eyed veracity, offers a shining resilience, personal insight and shared comfort…we are enjoined, a chorus.' - Les Wicks
Stephen Mallick / Just a Moment
The poems of Just a Moment explore times past, events and memories of childhood and adolescence, the natural world, and the child's insights into a family in pain. The poems have a rich lyricism, employing subtle rhyme and rhythm rooted in the natural cadences of everyday speech. Deceptively simple, the poems build within the collection to a powerful meditation on the pains, joys and coming-to-terms of growing up.
Mel Hall / The Choir of Gravediggers
The Choir of Gravediggers takes us back to late nineteenth century Melbourne; a cemetery and a church, choral singing, grave-trafficking, pet incineration, a shipwreck, competitive flower arranging, and one man struck by lightning. Based on extensive primary research, this historical novella is an impressive work of fiction.
Nerelle Poroch / Dear Jenny
Dear Jenny is a story of love between two women friends, expressed in phone text messages which became less self-conscious as Jenny's death approached.
Bruce Dawe / Kevin Almighty
In Kevin Almighty, one of Australia's finest poets extends his send-up of the 2013 election and its aftermath.
Jessica Raschke / The Beguilings
Enter The Beguilings, a seductive world of striking poems that break through the confines of expectation in love, intimacy and identity. By turns illuminating and provocative, Jessica Raschke's second poetry collection reveals connections and collision points between sensual and spiritual needs.
Indrani Perera / Defenestration
'…apt and enjoyable image and rhythm…deftly made…' - The Canberra Times
Katherine Buchanan / Leylines
Leylines is Katherine Buchanan's first book of poetry. It presents a selection of poems that either touch on the physical environment and our impact on it or provide the reader with a glimpse into a less tangible, somewhat ethereal, inner world.
Geoff Neville / Haven't Lost My Dreams
I use the written word to say thanks to all those who have inspired me, argued with me and been my friends over the years.
Wilma Davidson / Grand Love
This collection of poetry journeys through Wilma's three years of being a grandparent and the joys and sorrows of other grandparents, be they friends or strangers.
Kathy Abrahams / Skies of My Dreams
Kathy Abrahams was born in Fremantle, Western Australia, and then moved to Busselton in the south-west of the state, about three hours from Perth. She is a member of the Society of Women Writers WA and edits one of their postal workshop magazines.
Jessica Raschke / Luscious Glass Cage
Jessica Raschke uses words as shards, reflecting fragmented emotional states. Her poems in this collection, Luscious Glass Cage, glisten with confidence as they ricochet between the abstract and the deeply felt. But feelings are seen as capable of deception and, like reflections in a mirror, they are reversed and distorted.