Sweet is the snow to heat-cracked lips, Sweet the spring breeze to storm bound ships, Sweetest of all when one cloak covers On a summer night a pair of lovers. Four lines from John Bray's adaptation of the ancient Greek poet Asclepiades contain the particular quality that makes most good love poetry timeless. It is what allows the poem to live again in a different age. Bray's adaptation, like other contemporary South Australian poetry, takes us into the realm of intense, personal experience, the inner courtyard of the heart. In this unique and impressive anthology Anne Brewster and Jeff Guess have collected poetry about love in all its moods and seasons. There is something here for everyone. The anthology has a wide scope and includes poems that reflect love for parents, children and teachers.
