Poem
'The Grey Parrot' by Judith Bishop
The far city must make itself known
even here in the sitting room and
barred by winter branches. The skyline
'Home' by Judith Bishop
The far city must make itself known
even here in the sitting room and
barred by winter branches. The skyline ...
'Francis Bacon Created Australian Literature' by Stuart Cooke
His feet were stubborn
on the frozen path.
He put it into His hand, then ...
'Alarms' by Jill Jones
Miracles are not like tempests.
Furlongs are not like hedgerows
though they come close ...
'The Worst of It' by Sarah Holland-Batt
As I combed it,
he sat cross-legged
in front of me ...
'The Changing Room' by Sarah-Holland Batt
We tread the wood in J. Crew,
pluck grey seersucker and navy cashmere
and talk about dressing for the seasons ...
'Smartraveller' by Tracy Ryan
Just knowing those colours makes it safer
already and how they'll change anyway by the time
you, thirteen now, are old enough for elsewhere: ...
'Indexing Emily' by Bill Manhire
The dead gaze back across their special days:
cloud above clover, crisis above the crow ...
Such new horizons, yet they still approach. ...
ABR Laureate's Fellowship: extract from 'Satan Repentant' by Michael Aiken
Set in the modern day, Satan Repentant is a book-length poem about revenge, resentment, and remorse, telling a new myth of what would happen if Satan tried to apologise and atone for all his crimes. Through that story, it explores ideas of power, of authority to judge right and wrong, and the dignity and shame that can be attached to admitting fault or insi ... More
'Mick and Bianca Jagger, Newlyweds' by David McCooey
We are in the back of the Bentley;
the church and the Riviera crowds
are behind us. The sunroof is open ...
