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.
Continue readingToday 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.
Continue readingPoetry really is for every person and every age, as today's Poem of the Week shows. Our weekly poetry spotlight is shining on children's poetry book Tadpoles in the Torrens, a poetry anthology edited by Jude Aquilina.
Continue readingToday, discover a poem taken from The Elsewhere Variations, a collection by Peter Bakowski and Ken Bolton. This week's poetry feature is 'Subject Matter Sonnet'.
Continue readingToday 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).
Continue readingFor 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.
Continue readingIt'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)!
Continue readingOnce again, it's time for our Poem of the Week! Today we're focusing on memories of childhood. Our feature is a poem taken from the collection Smoke by Miriel Lenore, called 'First Memory'.
Continue readingIt's time for our Poem of the Week to bring you into the long weekend! Today we are featuring 'Frost' by the wonderful Kate Llewellyn, from her recent collection Harbour.
Continue readingIt'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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