This small book renders the forays of the human heart into poetic journeys. The journeys of a serious man who has dedicated his life to help humanity, and the distractions of love that come his way. The poems reveal the wanderings of the heart in an open and honest manner. The writer is not speaking, it is his emotions, his trapped heart as it struggles to find requital for the offerings it makes and then as it struggles to heal.Humorous at times, the soul searching in these poems ...

From the iconic poems of Bonjo Paterson to todays international bestsellers by Peter Carey and Bryce Courtenay, Australian literature has reflected the changes in Australias national development until today it stands proudly on the world stage. At the same time, indigenous writing has come into its own, with authors such as Oodgeroo Noonuccol giving a powerful voice to the Aboriginal experience. AUSTRALIAS WRITERS AND POETS looks at the men and women who have created this rich literary tra...

Raped and reduced to working in a brothel to keep her baby, unwed, teenage mother, Lizzie, forges a new life for herself and her child in the Kimberley region of Australia. But can she evade her persecutors and ultimately bring to them to justice?This is a story of a girl from inner Sydney. Her family is poor, her father dies when she is nine, life is hard. But her courage rises above adversity. It is story of her struggle to survive and make a life of her own, first as a prostitut...

Explore the vast country of Australia with poet David Stuart Ryan. He is exploring his own roots and discovering the very essence of the land, in all its strange beauty.Original color illustrations further bring out the altogether difference of the southern continent,long occupied by man, but still hardly understood by its new arrivals from the far north.The ancestral memories, traces and hints of an ancient world are there to be savored in these poems.In dis...

Shadows of The Heart Series. Vol 2The Mermaid’s Garden depicts the love shared between a couple as they fight cancer together. One is the support for the one who is stricken. Both feel the grief, the pain and suffering. As the bond of love grows stronger, the will to continue the fight grows stronger. This collection of poetry is written with the darkness of goth, the love of two hearts, and the will to live.

Ghost Armies presents Andrew Sneddon’s poetic works Fukuoka and The Wait-a-While Vine in one volume. Sneddon’s connected verses explore two defining episodes in Australia’s history and provide emotional and cultural insights of both personal and universal import.Fukuoka relates the experiences of two Australian brothers, Alf and Wally, in a prisoner-of-war camp in Japan during the Second World War. The work contemplates life and death, br...

Reimagining myth, history, and literature, this compilation draws upon the poet's remarkable travels and experiences as a doctor while working in some of the most remote parts of the world. As it brings Rimbaud, Dante, and 17th-century picaresque into play, this compilation explores the ultimate journey of crossing into another world or another life.

Love is Eternal, the third book in a literary trilogy by author and poet Vicki Case, depicts one womans epic journey into the depths of darkness and back.Once in our lives someone comes along who is undeniably the love of our lives and our soul mate. Loved with a love so pure and true; that it is rarely, if ever found twice in ones lifetime. A promise made by your love and soul mate is accepted in good faith.Cases love and soul mate made her only o...

My name is Jessica Aldridge and this is my diary of a failing nobody. I'm just a regular woman living a regular life like everybody else; or so it may appear on the surface. Living in the shadow or disability, love, loss, isolation and self-loathing I can only dream of being perfect. I often dream about being the perfect mother and wife to my husband and children yet life is quick to ground me with the other plans it has for me.These honest diary pages present my life as a literall...

A delightful pocket-book filled with a variety of poems to suit almost any mood; so sit down, grab a hot drink, a blanket and some comfort food and enjoy this selection of Kyrena’s best poetry.

In this collection of poetry, you will find brutally honest survival stories, humorous retellings, mythical creatures, coasts, depressed liars, happily homeless writers, old swindlers, free donuts, some dark storm clouds and plenty of sunny days. There is loss, grief and the revival that comes with learning how to live again after all manner of divorce. Styles vary, but mostly this collection is free verse with the occasional rhyme.Which leaves only one question for you, dearest re...

Stepping Over Seasons artfully depicts the finer details of life, encapsulating change within people and places as the seasons unfurl.Ashley Capes explores subtle links between human nature and the natural world. Using spare and evocative language, these graceful poems display a curiosity and empathy which make for accessible and rewarding reading - Jane Williams.(Expanded reissue of the 2009 collection.)