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In this episode of 'Poem of the Week' Andrew Sant reads 'Tamarillos'. ABR Editor, Peter Rose, introduces Andrew who then reads and discusses his poem.
Tamarillos
Vertigo is nowherewhere they are, and time,too, seems suspended.Ovoid, working on ripenessdozens make no demandson the branches, light,they might be, as blown eggs,easily out of reach amongthe sunlit leaves. Tamarillos,tree to ... (read more)
In this episode of Australian Book Review's States of Poetry podcast, Jen Crawford reads 'reshelve' which features in the 2016 ACT anthology.
reshelve
in decades past a series of dykes was known as the veniceof the floods themselves, with a sweet sap
once the prey has entered the trapthe leaf closes, and within about 30 secondsa senior minister has touchedtwo or three trigger hairs,
... (read more)
In this episode of Australian Book Review's States of Poetry podcast, Jen Crawford reads 'lopping' which features in the 2016 ACT anthology.
lopping
'privately' inside the body but much of this is the extra-somatic (GAWW - not symptomatic but coral. 'the 20th century's premier art mode', though at that point only as an infusio ... (read more)
In this episode of Australian Book Review's States of Poetry podcast, Jen Crawford reads extracts from 'abandoned house music' which features in the 2016 ACT anthology.
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Extracts from 'abandoned house music'
messenger
I mother a scorching fenceI mother a child against a fence
and the cry
here come the shellshocked to arm the dayhere come collectors for the shells
amber ... (read more)
In this episode of Australian Book Review's States of Poetry podcast, Graham Kershaw reads from 'Emails to Manila' which features in the 2016 Western Australian anthology.
from 'Emails to Manila'
IV
Bottle-green air,red gravel, bark and branch,filigrees of hazel,blanketing roar of ocean,inlet glints of stone.Depths of quiet sounded outin ducks' satellite pings.There's no ribbon to tie ... (read more)
In this episode of Australian Book Review's States of Poetry podcast, Ken Bolton reads 'Salute' which features in the 2016 South Australian anthology.
Salute
I wonder what happensin Seb's kitchen, I seehim round the cornerinto the room, sun shining, catready for food, a grinthat is mixed of resignation& amusement eyes alightfor the opportunityeach day brings. I alwaysliked the ... (read more)
In this episode of Australian Book Review's States of Poetry podcast, Ken Bolton reads 'Gilbert Place - Cafe Boulevard' which features in the 2016 South Australian anthology.
Gilbert Place - Cafe Boulevard
for Lee Harwood
Softly solarised and paralleltwo lines echo each other, glow slightly,in a space that is nowhere
... (read more)
In this episode of Australian Book Review's States of Poetry podcast, Michael Farrell reads 'New Dr Williams' which features in the 2016 Victorian anthology.
New Dr Williams
Who are you? You hear the song, theGood line along with the others in theHair salon. That place for standing in; for Politics _______ The New Dr Williams with his tricks of ... (read more)
In this episode of Australian Book Review's States of Poetry podcast, Michael Farrell reads 'Fancy' which features in the 2016 Victorian anthology.
Fancy
I was riding a shark through Cork, just for the exercise of courseIt might seem quaint but rather it wasGorgeous, like an early morning courtyardImagine the dialogue. AC/DC confronts shark shar ... (read more)