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Friendly Street New Poets 8 PB 96 PP 210 x 140 1862546088 $16.95 APN 9781862546080 Poetry Wakefield Press The Windmill’s Song is a well-grounded convincing evocation of childhood, of a particular past. There is colour, movement, and human interaction, a real sense of life and the details of living. Elaine Barker writes with a relaxed tone and an easy discipline of diction. Tess Driver achieves a quiet intimate tone through well-judged silences and understatement. Kite Lady is an atmospheric collection ranging from land to sea yet focused by a deft use of detail and crisp visual images. The poems in David Mortimer’s Fine Rain Straight Down are intellectually decisive and linguistically playful – aural, ironic and surprising. A good sense of rhythm and timing enhance this richly varying collection. Also available: |