Friendly Street New Poets 9
Jill Gloyne, Judith Ahmed, Linda Uphill
PB 104 PP 210 x 140 186254638X $19.95 Poetry
APN 9781862546387 Wakefield Press March 2004
‘Jill Gloyne’s collection of fine
poems, Peeling Onions, sloughs the paper-thin skin off
life then, layer after layer, pares it down to the heart. . .
There is beauty, grace and style in these poems and images that
fix in the mind’s eye.
‘Judith Ahmed’s poems in Crescent
Moon Caught Me opened doors to a way of life and living about
which I knew very little and offered a point of connection, the
opportunity of knowing and understanding . . .
She explores traditions and rituals in images that startle with
their beauty, shock with their ferocity and sing in rhythms new
and powerful.
‘In her collection, Scoffing Gnocchi,
Linda Uphill offers a bright young voice that bounces over the
uneven, sometimes chaotic terrain encountered as life moves into
young adulthood. There is wonder here and humour, pain and confusion.
As the young say, ‘I can relate to that.’
– Elizabeth Mansutti
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