POETRY SPOTLIGHT: ‘An Uncertain Future’ by Geoff Goodfellow

Today we are looking at iconic and award-winning Australian poet Geoff Goodfellow for our Poem of the Week blog series. The poem is ‘An Uncertain Future’ taken from the very interesting textbook and teacher’s resource The People’s Poet Transformed (also by teacher Rebecca Bond).

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POETRY SPOTLIGHT: ‘For The Fallen Women’ by Annette Marner

Women With Their Faces on Fire by Annette Marner

For this week’s entry into our Poem of the Week blog series, I have chosen a work by author and poet Annette Marner. The feature today is a poem called ‘For The Fallen Women’ taken from the collection Women With Their Faces On Fire.

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POETRY & EVENT SPOTLIGHT: ‘i am the sea’ by Ali Whitelock

Poetry Spotlight: Ali Whitelock's The Lactic Acid in the Calves of Your Despair

It’s time for our Poem of the Week post! And yes, I’m featuring the wonderful Ali Whitelock AGAIN in this poetry series, but there is a very good reason for that (aside from the fact that I just really love her work)!

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POETRY SPOTLIGHT: ‘all the offal love’ by Ali Whitelock

It’s time for our Poem of the Week post! Let’s delve into an excerpt taken from the moving poem ‘All the Offal Love’, from Ali Whitelock’s  recently released collection The Lactic Acid in the Calves of Your Despair.

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