Our house used to be frequented by poets. They were part of the rough fabric of the Sydney arts scene in the 1970s, along with
Joyful Strains Edited by Kent MacCarter and Alison Lemer Affirm Press, 2013 ISBN 9780987308535 Reviewed by SOPHIA BARNES Joyful Strains is introduced to
konkretion by Marion May Campbell University of Western Australia Publishing ISBN 9781742584911 Reviewed by CATHERINE COLE Campbell’s novella, konkretion, follows an elderly ex-communist,
Autoethnographic by Michael Brennan Giramondo, 2012 ISBN 9781920882891 Reviewed by TAMRYN BENNETT ‘The world was already the world and we were looking for ourselves’
Straws, Sticks, Bricks by Cyril Wong Math Paper Press Reviewed by AMOS TOH I first discovered Cyril Wong’s poetry at the same time
Peter Boyle is a Sydney-based poet and translator of Spanish and French poetry. He has published five collections of poetry, most recently Apocrypha (2009). He
Collusion by Brook Emery John Leonard Press ISBN 9780980852363 Reviewed by SUSAN FEALY Collusion by Brook Emery explores Daniel Delfoe’s question ‘is it better
Susan Fealy is a Melbourne-based poet and clinical psychologist who began writing poetry regularly in 2007. She is the winner of the 2010 Henry Kendall
Thick and Thin Lines by Phyllis Perlstone Puncher and Wattmann Poetry, 2012 ISBN 9781921450532 Reviewed by STEPHEN EDGAR Some years ago I
Radar by Nathan Curnow and Kevin Brophy Walleah Press, 2012 ISBN 9781877010187 Reviewed by DAN DISNEY This shared book between two poets from different generations