Books & Poetry

Thumbnail for Purrfect book for literary cat lovers gives paws for thought

Purrfect book for literary cat lovers gives paws for thought

Thumbnail for Poems: Winter, and The Bremer in Summer Rain

Poems: Winter, and The Bremer in Summer Rain

Thumbnail for Chilling times: We have to talk about Greenland …

Chilling times: We have to talk about Greenland …

Thumbnail for ‘History isn’t a straight line towards enlightenment’: First-time novelist navigates Colonel Light’s layered identities

‘History isn’t a straight line towards enlightenment’: First-time novelist navigates Colonel Light’s layered identities

Thumbnail for Poem: Stage, & Arrival

Poem: Stage, & Arrival

Thumbnail for Book review: Silence is my Habitat

Book review: Silence is my Habitat

Thumbnail for ‘You can’t hide yourself in a poem’: Mike Ladd reflects on four decades of connection

‘You can’t hide yourself in a poem’: Mike Ladd reflects on four decades of connection

Thumbnail for Poem: Primavera Australis

Poem: Primavera Australis

Thumbnail for Free falling: Love, murder and mayhem in the ‘burbs

Free falling: Love, murder and mayhem in the ‘burbs

Thumbnail for Book review: The Bolthole

Book review: The Bolthole

Thumbnail for Poem: Drive On

Poem: Drive On

Thumbnail for Poem: Free

Poem: Free

Thumbnail for Last dance: Goodbye my beloved father, hello everlasting love

Last dance: Goodbye my beloved father, hello everlasting love

Thumbnail for The soft and quiet power of Australian literature needs public champions

The soft and quiet power of Australian literature needs public champions

Thumbnail for Poem: Ode to FruChocs

Poem: Ode to FruChocs

Thumbnail for Sister act: Weird and wonderful tales from the other side

Sister act: Weird and wonderful tales from the other side

Thumbnail for Australian writers shocked and ‘disgusted’ by closure of 85-year-old literary journal Meanjin

Australian writers shocked and ‘disgusted’ by closure of 85-year-old literary journal Meanjin

Thumbnail for Poem: After the Bloom

Poem: After the Bloom

Thumbnail for Putting Ancient India on the map, with thanks to William Dalrymple

Putting Ancient India on the map, with thanks to William Dalrymple

Thumbnail for A writerly stroll through our Emerald City

A writerly stroll through our Emerald City

Thumbnail for Poems: Sun, Salt and Story and Tuesday Evening

Poems: Sun, Salt and Story and Tuesday Evening

Thumbnail for Book review: Apron-Sorrow / Sovereign-Tea

Book review: Apron-Sorrow / Sovereign-Tea

Thumbnail for ‘Literature should make us question things’: Hossein Asgari grapples with memory and grief in Desolation

‘Literature should make us question things’: Hossein Asgari grapples with memory and grief in Desolation

Thumbnail for Revolting residents: Elders unite in Chalk and Cheese

Revolting residents: Elders unite in Chalk and Cheese

Thumbnail for Poems: Foxing and Genesis

Poems: Foxing and Genesis

Thumbnail for Me, myself and I: How to write a memoir, according to someone who actually knows

Me, myself and I: How to write a memoir, according to someone who actually knows

Thumbnail for Book review: Playing Nice Was Getting Me Nowhere

Book review: Playing Nice Was Getting Me Nowhere

Thumbnail for Poem: My Brother

Poem: My Brother

Thumbnail for If artists can’t ‘art’ any more, who will?

If artists can’t ‘art’ any more, who will?

Thumbnail for Slow down, you’re moving too fast … the plain life beckons

Slow down, you’re moving too fast … the plain life beckons

Thumbnail for Poem: Family reunion

Poem: Family reunion

Thumbnail for Diving deep into our timeless Indigenous past

Diving deep into our timeless Indigenous past

Thumbnail for His island home: Searching for Leonard Cohen on Hydra

His island home: Searching for Leonard Cohen on Hydra

Thumbnail for Peeling back the layers: Uncovering a family’s past

Peeling back the layers: Uncovering a family’s past

Thumbnail for Words matter: Raising the next generation of book worms

Words matter: Raising the next generation of book worms

Thumbnail for ‘Like a detective examining a crime scene’: Natalie Harkin charts the intimate history of Aboriginal domestic service

‘Like a detective examining a crime scene’: Natalie Harkin charts the intimate history of Aboriginal domestic service

Thumbnail for ‘I was haunting myself’: Olivia De Zilva revisits Adelaide adolescence in Plastic Budgie

‘I was haunting myself’: Olivia De Zilva revisits Adelaide adolescence in Plastic Budgie

Thumbnail for Poem: Awake in Dream

Poem: Awake in Dream

Thumbnail for The agony and the ecstasy: What it takes to win the Miles Franklin

The agony and the ecstasy: What it takes to win the Miles Franklin

Thumbnail for Miles Franklin 2025: Siang Lu’s Ghost Cities is a haunting comedy about tyranny. Is it the funniest winner ever?

Miles Franklin 2025: Siang Lu’s Ghost Cities is a haunting comedy about tyranny. Is it the funniest winner ever?

Thumbnail for Poem: Cricket Practice, Corfu

Poem: Cricket Practice, Corfu

Thumbnail for When a picture is worth a thousand words …

When a picture is worth a thousand words …

Thumbnail for Malevolent: The strange case of Mr and Mrs Stevenson

Malevolent: The strange case of Mr and Mrs Stevenson

Thumbnail for Being Human: History haunts Kinsella’s brilliant new collection of poems

Being Human: History haunts Kinsella’s brilliant new collection of poems

Thumbnail for Poem: Cool

Poem: Cool

Thumbnail for Lost in pages, found in stories … why books still resonate

Lost in pages, found in stories … why books still resonate

Thumbnail for Return to paradise: Charmian Clift’s Greek odyssey revisited

Return to paradise: Charmian Clift’s Greek odyssey revisited

Thumbnail for Poem: Any Shorter and I’d Have Missed It

Poem: Any Shorter and I’d Have Missed It