POETRY SPOTLIGHT: ‘Sings Else’ by Jill Jones

Dark Bright Doors, Jill Jones

This week’s Poem of the Week comes from Jill Jones’ collection Dark Bright Doors, poetry that has been described as having ‘unsettling mystery and beauty’ by Barry Hill from the Australian. This book was shortlisted for the Kenneth Slessor Prize in the 2011 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards.

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POETRY SPOTLIGHT: ‘Television Flickers’ by Bel Schenk

 Bel Schenk, Every Time You Close Your EyesToday we are focusing on a different form of poetry, with a verse novel written by poet Bel Schenk. Our Poem of the Week is ‘Television Flickers’ from her book Every Time You Close Your Eyes. This verse novel features a series of short poems that, when strung together, paint a vivid picture of the North American blackouts of 1977 and 2003.

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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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