This week’s poetry spotlight shines on the poem ‘Cross’, from Helen Parsons’ collection The Feeling of Bigness.
POETRY SPOTLIGHT: ‘Cross’ by Helen Parsons
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Category Archives: Poetry
POETRY SPOTLIGHT: ‘Courtier’ by Aidan Coleman
This week’s poetry spotlight contemplates the poem ‘Courtier’, from Aidan Coleman’s vigorous collection Mount Sumptuous.
POETRY SPOTLIGHT: ‘Botanic Park’ by Heather Taylor-Johnson
This week’s poetry spotlight shines on Heather Taylor-Johnson’s freshly launched collection Alternative Hollywood Ending, highlighting the poem ‘Botanic Park’.
POETRY SPOTLIGHT: ‘Back Again’ by Mike Ladd
This week’s poetry spotlight shines on Mike Ladd’s poem ‘Back Again’, from his multi-genre collection Invisible Mending.
POETRY SPOTLIGHT: ‘Sweet River’ by Jack Hibberd
This week’s spotlight shines on Jack Hibberd’s most recent poetry collection, highlighting the titular poem ‘Sweet River’.
POETRY SPOTLIGHT: ‘Selling Yourself’ by Peter Bakowski and Ken Bolton
This week’s spotlight once again shines on Peter Bakowski and Ken Bolton’s tandem collection Nearly Lunch, this time highlighting the poem ‘Selling Yourself’.
‘A spectrum of individuals, from the naive to the kind, caustic to the stoic, to those who suggest other ways of being – either hopeful, philosophical, grateful or resigned – pleased, though, all of them, that it’s NEARLY LUNCH.’ – Cover blurb
POETRY SPOTLIGHT: ‘Farewell to a Colleague’ by Julian Zytnik
This week’s spotlight shines on an early volume in the Friendly Street series, Friendly Street New Poets 5.
Working in the Wakefield bookstore, with hundreds of books laid out before me, I am often in the position to judge the books by their covers, searching for the most interesting looking ones to flick through and sometimes (often) buy. The cover image (shown above) was why I picked this particular book off the shelf, and I was surprised to find that Wakefield’s own Jonny Inverarity had designed it!
In this week’s poetry spotlight, I’ve chosen to feature ‘Farewell to a Colleague’ by Julian Zytnik.
POETRY SPOTLIGHT: ‘In the Room with the She Wolf’ by Jelena Dinić
This week’s spotlight shines on the award-winning poetry collection by Jelena Dinić, In the Room with the She Wolf.
Following this week’s announcement that Jelena Dinić has won the Mary Gilmore Award, it seems fitting we resume our Poetry Spotlight series by focusing on her startling debut collection.
POETRY SPOTLIGHT: ‘Marta Saulnier’ by Peter Bakowski and Ken Bolton
Our spotlight shines on a new poetry collection by Peter Bakowski and Ken Bolton, Nearly Lunch.
Fresh off the press, Nearly Lunch is another collaboration from these two poets, after their previous Elsewhere Variations (also published by Wakefield Press), which is a companion volume.
Launching THE SOUTHERN OSCILLATION INDEX by Cath Kenneally
At the first of our new afternoon event series, Saturday Soirees, the Wakefield Press laneway was filled with merry makers for the launch of The Southern Oscillation Index by Cath Kenneally.
Launched by Linda Barwick, Emeritus Professor of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and Emceed by Wakefield Press’ fearless leader Michael Bollen, the launch was a wonderful way to start the series.
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We are thrilled to be publishing Linda Barwick’s wonderful launch speech for all to enjoy.