{"id":3483,"date":"2020-05-01T09:30:40","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T23:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/?p=3483"},"modified":"2020-04-29T17:46:43","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T07:16:43","slug":"poetry-spotlight-annette-marner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/2020\/05\/poetry-spotlight-annette-marner\/","title":{"rendered":"POETRY SPOTLIGHT:  &#8216;For The Fallen Women&#8217; by Annette Marner"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/product.php?productid=824&amp;cat=0&amp;page=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3484\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/2020\/05\/poetry-spotlight-annette-marner\/poetry-6-banner-annette-marner\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/POETRY-6-BANNER-Annette-Marner.png?fit=560%2C315&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"560,315\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"POETRY 6 BANNER &amp;#8211; Annette Marner\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/POETRY-6-BANNER-Annette-Marner.png?fit=560%2C315&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3484 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/POETRY-6-BANNER-Annette-Marner.png?resize=560%2C315&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Women With Their Faces on Fire by Annette Marner\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/POETRY-6-BANNER-Annette-Marner.png?w=560&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/POETRY-6-BANNER-Annette-Marner.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/POETRY-6-BANNER-Annette-Marner.png?resize=500%2C281&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<h1><strong>For this week&#8217;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 &#8216;For The Fallen Women&#8217; taken from the collection <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/product.php?productid=824&amp;cat=0&amp;page=1\">Women With Their Faces On Fire<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<pre>Post written by Poppy Nwosu<\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/product.php?productid=824&amp;cat=0&amp;page=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3485\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/2020\/05\/poetry-spotlight-annette-marner\/poetry-6-graphic-annette-marner\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/POETRY-6-Graphic-Annette-Marner.png?fit=1080%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"POETRY 6 Graphic &amp;#8211; Annette Marner\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/POETRY-6-Graphic-Annette-Marner.png?fit=584%2C584&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3485 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/POETRY-6-Graphic-Annette-Marner.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"This Body, by Annette Marner from Women With Their Faces on Fire\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/POETRY-6-Graphic-Annette-Marner.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/POETRY-6-Graphic-Annette-Marner.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/POETRY-6-Graphic-Annette-Marner.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/POETRY-6-Graphic-Annette-Marner.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/POETRY-6-Graphic-Annette-Marner.png?resize=144%2C144&amp;ssl=1 144w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/POETRY-6-Graphic-Annette-Marner.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It feels apt to be focusing on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/2020\/04\/work-home-annette-marners-tips\/\">Annette Marner<\/a> this week, because as I write this post her latest fiction release, the award-winning novel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/product.php?productid=1557&amp;cat=0&amp;page=&amp;featured=Y\"><em>A New Name for the Colour Blue<\/em>,<\/a> is flying off the shelves and gaining wonderful reviews around the country.<\/p>\n<p>It made me very interested to discover other work by Annette Marner, so of course I decided to look at her poetry!<\/p>\n<p>And I am so glad I did.<\/p>\n<p>Not only is the writing within <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/product.php?productid=824&amp;cat=0&amp;page=1\">Women With Their Faces On Fire <\/a><\/em>evocative and vivid, this collection also explores some very hard-hitting themes. In fact, with it&#8217;s focus on the role of women now and throughout history, both on a personal level and a sweeping scale, this collection seems to share many ideas and themes with Annette&#8217;s newly released novel.<\/p>\n<p>It is clear both works touch on important matters close to the author&#8217;s heart.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/product.php?productid=824&amp;cat=0&amp;page=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3488\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/2020\/05\/poetry-spotlight-annette-marner\/screen-shot-2020-04-28-at-11-26-13-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-28-at-11.26.13-AM.png?fit=758%2C848&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"758,848\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2020-04-28 at 11.26.13 AM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-28-at-11.26.13-AM.png?fit=584%2C653&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3488 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-28-at-11.26.13-AM.png?resize=584%2C653&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"For the Fallen Women, by Annette Marner from Women With Their Faces on Fire\" width=\"584\" height=\"653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-28-at-11.26.13-AM.png?w=758&amp;ssl=1 758w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-28-at-11.26.13-AM.png?resize=268%2C300&amp;ssl=1 268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/product.php?productid=824&amp;cat=0&amp;page=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3489\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/2020\/05\/poetry-spotlight-annette-marner\/screen-shot-2020-04-28-at-11-26-25-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-28-at-11.26.25-AM.png?fit=740%2C818&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"740,818\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2020-04-28 at 11.26.25 AM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-28-at-11.26.25-AM.png?fit=584%2C646&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3489 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-28-at-11.26.25-AM.png?resize=584%2C646&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"For the Fallen Women, by Annette Marner from Women With Their Faces on Fire\" width=\"584\" height=\"646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-28-at-11.26.25-AM.png?w=740&amp;ssl=1 740w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-28-at-11.26.25-AM.png?resize=271%2C300&amp;ssl=1 271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/product.php?productid=824&amp;cat=0&amp;page=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3490\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/2020\/05\/poetry-spotlight-annette-marner\/screen-shot-2020-04-28-at-11-26-35-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-28-at-11.26.35-AM.png?fit=750%2C389&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,389\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2020-04-28 at 11.26.35 AM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-28-at-11.26.35-AM.png?fit=584%2C303&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3490 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-28-at-11.26.35-AM.png?resize=584%2C303&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"For the Fallen Women, by Annette Marner from Women With Their Faces on Fire\" width=\"584\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-28-at-11.26.35-AM.png?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-28-at-11.26.35-AM.png?resize=300%2C156&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-28-at-11.26.35-AM.png?resize=500%2C259&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To read more of Annette Marner&#8217;s powerful poetry, discover her collection<strong><em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/product.php?productid=824&amp;cat=0&amp;page=1\">Women With Their Faces On Fire<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0Keep up to date with\u00a0Annette by following her on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/annettemarner\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0or on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/annettemarner\">Twitter<\/a>.\u00a0Follow Annette\u2019s photography and writing, or send her an email via her\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.annettemarner.com\/\">website<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 she loves to hear from readers!<\/p>\n<p>Read Annette&#8217;s top tips for working from home in her recent interview for our How to Work from Home series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/2020\/04\/work-home-annette-marners-tips\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>And remember, the best way to show your support for writers, poets, publishers and booksellers is to buy books!<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Support Wakefield Press by buying our beautiful books!\u00a0 <strong><em>Visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\">website<\/a> or contact us on 08 8352 4455 for more information, or to purchase a book (or three!).\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>We can post your purchase to your 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