‘Hildegard of Bingen was a woman of extraordinary creative expression and this book approaches her wisdom through the gift of poetry which allows us to move into a more intuitive space. It is a book to slow us down, that invites us to ponder, and calls us to follow Hildegard towards a growing greenness in our lives.’ – Christine Valters Paintner, PhD, REACE, Abbey of the Arts‘Hildegard’s life sings and dances across the pages of this engaging harmony of her works, set out in this p...

Ring the Bells is a collection of new poetry with an invitation to hear each poem as a bell chime embracing light, dark, life and love - cyclic like the seasons.Colleen Keating has published seven books of poetry, including the best-selling Hildegard of Bingen (Ginninderra Press, 2019).She has won numerous awards and her poems have been published both nationally and internationally.Her writing explores the paradox and wonder of nature, the realitie...

'It was the prevailing attitude in the 1960s that women had no history. There were no women's studies, nothing.' - Judy Chicago, creator of the iconic art installation The Dinner Party, 2017'The Dinner Party by the talented poet Colleen Keating brings to light, through beautiful lyrical poetry, what for centuries has been ignored: the power and strength of women. Very little has been made known about the lives of influential women of the past, as women's lived exp...

'With a meticulously researched, absorbing verse narrative, Colleen Keating brings Olive Muriel Pink's significant, neglected history to life with distinctive, beautiful imagery. In powerful lyrical stanzas, she tells the story of Olive's struggle for recognition as a female anthropologist, her lifelong work for the rights of the Warlpiri and Arrernte people she loved and lived among, and the creation of her arid garden. "High on a camel swaying to and fro / with a straight back and a broa...

When we listen, this land sings to us, holds us, nurtures us. This land is the common ground that we share. This small blue planet is the common world of our existence. Desert Patterns is a collection of poetry that touches the membrane between two worlds with the breath of wildness and our inland journeys. In its striking imagery, we have a revelation of the significance of the land and of the burden of our Australian history.‘Colleen’s poetic journey invokes the deep spi...

“The lyrical poems in this anthology invite reader participation and ongoing reflection on themes that are relevant to us all. They dig below the surface but remain accessible and vibrant. Love shines through, from marital to that conferred by grandparenting. It flows out to encompass the vexing and heartrending question of the homeless; those displaced by war and politics, and powerless to defend themselves. The challenges of advancing years are realistically addressed in terms of downsiz...

"A Call to Listen is an oasis for those of us who take too little time to stop and refresh our senses. It is a journey through landscapes both familiar and new, the beauty and the terror of the places we call home, the histories we are living now and remember still. It bridges distance and carries us beyond our shores to examine what unites and separates us. It is a microscope to magnify the magnificence of nature and a mirror to reflect our impact on this planet and each other. C...

Clay Garrison is having a bad week. The newest batches of beer at the Townsend Brewery have been corrupted. Luckily, his earth witch wife, Abby, has been testing her own brews. Now it’s up to her batches to save the summer season’s profits. The problem? Everything is going wrong, and when a dire warning comes from the ghost of an old friend, Abby is starting to believe someone, or something, is out to get them. She’ll need her witchy powers to save the day and, in the end, reveal the gift ...

Dutton Williams has dreams of living a simple life, restoring classic cars, and finding the stability he never had growing up. When he arrives in Keating Hollow to reconnect with his brother, it looks like his dreams are in reach. But when he helps a cursed runaway bride escape her wedding, suddenly life Is complicated. He knows he should stay away from her, but when his heart gets involved, all bets are off.When Dahlia Day finds out on her wedding day that her fiancé is a cheater,...

Noel Townsend loves the life she’s built for herself with her husband Drew and her two daughters. After years of running the Keating Hollow inn, Noel finally has hired help and has more time to devote to her new farm and her family. But when her youngest daughter encounters a spirit in their farmhouse, Noel suddenly finds herself in a fight for her life. It’s going to take everything she has to get out of this one, along with the love and determination of her devoted husband, Drew Baker.

Faith Townsend-McCormick has a wonderfully busy life with her husband Hunter and their four kids. When she isn’t working at her beloved spa, she’s chasing her triplets around and cheering on their fifteen-year-old as she pursues her dream of acting at the local theatre. But when Hunter suddenly has an evil secret admirer and everything starts to go wrong at the spa, Faith suspects another witch has cursed her and her business. Now she needs to find the saboteur and reverse the curse before...

Mail Order Bride: The Victorian Orphan Girl, is an incredible love story about the strength and character of one orphaned woman who, facing a tough and extremely hard life in Victorian London, decides to go to California as a mail order bride. She runs out of money for the train ride after crossing the Atlantic and getting sick, but an unscrupulous conductor tells her she can hide in the cargo car as long as she remains out of sight. Almost dead close to the end of the journey because she ...