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';The lyrical poems in this anthology invite reader participation and ongoing reflection on themes that are relevant to us all. They dig below the surface but remain accessible and vibrant. Love shines through, from marital to that conferred by grandparenting. It flows out to encompass the vexing and heartrending question of the homeless; those displaced by war and politics, and powerless to defend themselves. The challenges of advancing years are realistically addressed in terms of downsizing, and the sale of the family home and possessions treasured over decades; the need for re-evaluation of what matters most. Nature is celebrated and the small bright moments that each day can grant to those who pause and look around them. History moves into present tense, ';finds cracks lets the light shine in'.' -Beverley George';I have been reading Colleen Keating's poems for many years now and always with pleasure. Colleen has a distinctive Australian voice that combines sensitivity with clear, powerful free verse. Her images are both striking and profound. She has the ability to bring the natural world to life and is able to give a personality to a whole landscape. So her poems are imbued with a spirit of place for both the natural and man-made environments. These poems are both moving and wise, underpinned by a gentle spirituality from a woman's perspective.' - John Egan';Colleen Keating's second collection of poetry teases and tantalises. It explores the inexpressible with delightful moments of discovery. Colleen gives us a spirit of hope in a troubled world.' - Decima Wraxall

Philip Radmall's poems have been published in many anthologies and literary magazines in Australia and the UK. The poems in this collection articulate our emotional incursions into the landscape around us; how we measure our experiences of change and growth, how we resist and endure, with the land as backdrop. Poems here have been praised as ';thrilling with a supple and graceful rhythm and movement that leads to a tentative knowledge of what it means to be human' (Jennifer Harrison and Kim Cheng Boey); for sometimes ';reaching deep into the historical past which is unusual in Australian poetry' (Dennis Haskell and Jean Kent), and for ';interrogating the depths of relationship with the lightest of touches Deft, deep, subtle and fine work' (Mark Tredinnick and Anna Kerdijk-Nicholson). The poems lay out the ground we tread and connect to physically and philosophically, as they venture into our feelings about ourselves and others as we travel across.

An eclectic collection of poems written over the last fifteen years, representing a journey from an early childhood in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, to emerging adulthood in London suburbia, through life in Kent to a voluntary ';exile' in New South Wales. A journey that took me from accepting Sunday school Christianity, through scepticism and atheism to faith. A journey in which I was accompanied and encouraged for the last fifty-one years by the remarkably lovely June.

Though the poems in this book take the reader on a South American journey from Chile to the Galapagos, it is not just another travel book. It's a personal invitation in the form of a poem a day to join the writer in strange and exotic places. The spectacular beauty of cascading water at the Iguassu Falls, a weather-beaten face in a Peruvian marketplace, the roasted guinea pig on the Last Supper table in Cusco Cathedral's altar picture these were among the triggers for the daily poem. Of Llamas and Piranhas is an individual record of moments that became memories.';Valerie Volk has an eye for the fine detail. The quirky insight is something her poet's eye latches on to and the result is poetry that is dazzling in its attention to the complexities of human nature and of nature itself. Volk delves into these complexities and uses them to craft fine poetry that lingers long after the book is closed.' Antonia Hildebrand (Editor, Polestar Writers' Journal)';Valerie Volk's collection of poetic postcards from Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador and The Galapagos is a literary record of her tour of South America. It's also more. These poems will spark an interest whether you've visited this beguiling continent or not!' Rob Walker (poet and critic)';In Of Llamas and Piranhas Volk walks us through the jungles of the Amazon, the ruins of Machu Picchu, the crowded streets of Buenos Aires and the churches of Santiago with the alacrity, concision and passion that can only be experienced through the eyes of the poet.' Mark Worthing (author and editor)

A trip to China in 2007 was the catalyst for this collection. Rapid changes are taking place there, yet many people are still clinging to the past. This observation led Barbara Olds to examine how our experiences colour our lives and, by inference, our souls.

Extravagance is Irene Wilkie's second collection. Throughout, she demonstrates a delight in the natural world and its inhabitants. At the same time, she treats, often with a wry humour, the more serious aspects of growing older, loss and environmental concerns. There is strong enquiry with empathy into the dilemma of humankind in the face of a vast and mindless universe, a question lightened by colour in the visual and the aural image

Life is simple and I strongly believe the most worthwhile things in life are free. An emotional person with a passionate love for nature, a keen sense of adventure and a zest for life, living most of the time in a self-confessed dream world, I have recorded impressions of a few of my thoughts and reactions to life around me.

Emigration to Australia in the 1870s was a journey into the unknown. What lay ahead and the social and political contexts that confronted immigrants were just part of the uncertainty. George and Elise Fewtrell were two such immigrants. From separate lands, Shropshire and Schleswig-Holstein, they brought to colonial Queensland different cultures and senses of identity. George, a British man who came to do the Empire's work; Elise from a war-torn home where identity was more fragile and nuanced. Each endured tragedy but ultimately they shared a life together, working to create the community of Palmwoods, raise a family of young Australians and develop a citrus orchard and the Fewtrell's Early mandarin, that continues to enhance the nutrition of millions in India and Pakistan. A compelling story of Australian lives, told in the context of their times. Archetypes of Australia's British and multi-cultural identities. Ordinary lives - extraordinary social history. 'Terry Fewtrell's clear-eyed and sensitive portrait of George and Elise places immigration at the heart of the Australian story. They are one and all: enterprising emigrants from the Old World, dispossessors and nation makers. Their story is one that touches every aspect of Australian history. Written with a deep love of both family and country, Fewtrell has succeeded in making his own family's history universal.' - Mark McKenna, historian'This wonderful book goes well beyond the standard family history, providing us with fresh perspectives on Australia's contested frontier and multicultural past. It is also intimate history, deftly connecting an earlier Australia to the present. Fewtrell as a writer is at once lucid, trenchant and, when required, scholarly. I couldn't put this one down.' - Dr David Headon, historian, Visiting Fellow, ANU'…one of the best family histories I have read' - Noeline Kyle, family story specialist, author of How to write and publish your family story in 10 easy steps'Terry Fewtrell has produced a very lucid piece of social history. His book is grounded in a keen understanding of the milieu of his family, yet at all times, Fewtrell maintains a clear and engaging manner.' - Dr Ray Kerkhove, historian

';It is a gift to take time to notice, and another to bring one's observations into creative verse. John Egan does both with craft and conciseness. He peacefully explores his world in all its potential and limitations. It is this note of quiet, unruffled integrity that makes his poetry a pleasant reading experience. We are fortunate to have the strength of his imagery to bring our Australian urban landscapes alive. We look about us anew as a result of John's penmanship.' Colleen Keating';In this new collection, John Egan demonstrates again his tender perception coupled with a poet's sensibility and an appreciation of the contradictions of the human condition. Whether responding to his favoured urban streetscapes or to the contrasts and spectacle of the natural world, John brings his trademark use of simile, and the inspiration of an educator, to craft fine and evocative poems. A joy for the reader.' David Atkinson';John Egan is a poet of brilliant images. We gasp with delighted recognition when he takes us to a familiar landscape, and know it more deeply because, by giving us words we could not have found for ourselves, he shows us the way to a new experience.' Robin Hillard, Polestar Writers Journal

I am enthusiastic about telling my story all about my illness bipolar mood swing disorder. I write with restlessness and with recklessness, sometimes with energy so strong, along with energy incredibly low. With the effect of this illness comes the need to rebuild myself and my self-esteem, and finally to come to terms with the illness itself. I get angry and so frustrated at times. I want people with mental illness to be acknowledged and treated with respect, understanding and compassion. We are strong people who deserve to be trusted. And I want for those who are not coping and who need constant reassurance throughout their illnesses to be able to feel worthy. I write this book for all bipolar sufferers and for all those who suffer anxiety and for those who are pessimistic towards every issue surrounding mental health. I now reach out as a writer, an author, a poet and as a mother and a proud grandmother of eighteen, and great-grandmother of one. This is my story, my personal experience of coping with isolation, in my state of mind; no one could or would bother to ask me how I felt.

Dear Jenny is a moving story of love between two women friends, expressed in an exchange of phone text messages which became less self-conscious as Jenny's death approached.

Pilgrim Souls is a novel which explores how the unknown past can throw its shadows onto the present and onto the personal life of someone who has had no previous known connection to events in the past. Anna, a student in Adelaide, is coping with the recent death of her mother, Eleanor. Eleanor had always kept her past life, growing up in Scotland, a close secret. After her death, Anna begins to explore her mother's relics and discovers, through the Internet, that she has relatives still living back there. She is offered the chance of a scholarship to London University and uses this as an opportunity to meet these unknown relatives, chief of whom are her grandparents.

';With their seeking out of common ground between strangers, mothers and daughters, friends and lovers, Jane Williams's poems are full of warmth and delight in being alive. Bullies, funerals and ';business as usual' exist here, but so too does the possibility of being ';surprised by joy'. The language is beautifully sparse and understated, hitting home with sudden images which are startling and powerful. Begging the Question is a book to keep by the bed and read again and again. Its grace and clarity make the world feel a better place.' Jean Kent

I have been writing poetry on and off for over forty years and this collection includes only a small portion of the poems I have written. Influences over the years have come from different sources, such as people, including my lovely, loyal and very patient wife, Zelma. Animals have also contributed in one way or another to what I write, as have music, nature and death, morbid as it sounds. Poetry allows me to bare a portion of my heart and soul to you, the reader, and my only hope is that you enjoy what you read and are touched by it in some way.

Murunna Point Revisited is a revised and expanded version of Evening at Murunna Point, first published in 2001, and seeks to take its essays, stories and poems into the digital age with renewed concerns for issues of social justice, literature and love, seen from a critical perspective honed over many years by a largely invisible handicap. Clinical depression and anxiety disorder can shackle the sufferer into virtual paralysis, as if being sent into exile without leaving home. However, such a uniquely immobilising experience can also allow a sense of accelerated awareness a key aspect of any creative endeavour and these essays, stories and poems attempt to validate this ironic truth.

In ';Mount Cargill', a poem in Maurice Whelan's book Excalibur's Return, he described running up Mount Cargill in New Zealand with Richard O'Neill-Dean, to whom that volume was dedicated. Richard responded to Maurice's latest collection, Spirit Eyes, with a poem of his own, after discussing how Maurice sets about crafting a poem and the importance he attaches to a central thought or idea upon which the poem is constructed.Shipwrightfor Maurice Whelan, poetHe might look out the odd plank,let it season slowly,covered from the rain,so that frames, ribs, stringers,in the imagination, slowly form,the particular twist or warp or grainof a thoughtfavouring the idea of a hull,sensitive to wind and wave,to keep out storms,to manage strains.But, beyond all, the keelson,massive, strong,it must permit of no bend,take long keel-bolts,going down through heartwood,to fasten the lead weightof a real thought,many tons,to keep a good poem upright,and carrying on,tied in tight, to bindall between the sweet linesof its stem and stern,to make a fine entry,to set its wakeupon the oceansof the mind

Desire in its multifariously limpid and obscure manifestations is one of the salient themes that informs many of the poems in this collection, from the way it is experienced in its recognisably subjective forms as longing, love or intention, to the more challenging notion of its expression as artefact the objective creations of daily use such as cups, tables, books and money. Consonant with this notion is the way language allies itself with it to make it actual this book you are holding and its contents being an instance of that for if our daily artefacts are the echoes of its subterranean making, then surely language as the maker's first and foremost tool of creative ingenuity, and not just human ingenuity, must be its very flesh.