How Decent Folk Behave (PB) by Maxine Beneba Clarke
26.99 AUD
Category: Poetry and Folklore
We are all just one small disaster away from sinking, and sometimes you only realise when you're gasping for air. On a daylight street in Minneapolis Minnesota, a Black man is asphyxiated - by the callous knee of an officer, by cruel might of state, and under crushing weight of colony. In Melbourne the ...Show more
Hunger and Predation by pooja mittal biswas
15.95 AUD
Category: Poetry and Folklore
Eh? You want bodies, blood, sex, gore, damning gods, raw uppercuts?Why, yes. Pooja Mittal Biswas welcomes you into the ring of identity and the hunt for an honest and rapier self.Glove up.‘Confessional poetry can deteriorate into fetishism, in Biswas’s hands the first person narrative soars – detailed, ...Show more
In the Photograph by Luke Beesley
26.95 AUD
Category: Poetry and Folklore
The poems in In the Photograph unfold in domestic and suburban settings. They capture the exact moment of writing: how, from it, possibilities branch out into observation, memory, word play, analogy, fantasy, other artworks and other art forms. Cinema, photography, theatre, painting and music all move f ...Show more
Dropbear: 2022 Stella Prize Winner by Evelyn Araluen
24.99 AUD
Category: Poetry and Folklore
* WINNER OF THE 2022 STELLA PRIZE *An innovative collection of poetry and prose from a vibrant new Indigenous voice on the Australian literary scene.I told you this was a thirst so great it could carve rivers. This fierce debut from award-winning writer Evelyn Araluen confronts the tropes and iconograph ...Show more
One River by Steve Armstrong
22.95 AUD
Category: Poetry and Folklore
One River is a series of haibun studies of the Hunter River and its tributaries. The heart of this book are unique meditations on the river and its hinterland. In their whimsical complexity—and leaps of imagination—they are an immersive experience, inviting the reader to find a sense of flow in the limb ...Show more
the body country by Susie Anderson
26.99 AUD
Category: Poetry and Folklore
'I keep looking at the stars to see the universe, but the joke is I am the universe.' the body country is an evocative exploration of a world that too often marginalises and the power of a land that can offer connection. A meditation of wandering and wondering on Country, inviting the reader to understa ...Show more
How Do I Love Thee?: Stories to Stir the Heart by Valerie Parv
27.99 AUD
Category: Poetry and Folklore
Just like a delicious box of assorted chocolates, this swoon-worthy collection of romantic stories - inspired by Elizabeth Barrett Browning's famous romantic sonnet and written by the cream of Australia's romance writers - has something to please everyone.
Born for You by Magdalena McGuire
32.99 AUD
Category: Poetry and Folklore
Filled with humour and heart, Born for You charts the lives of women as they transition from self to mother, from child to adult, from certainty to uncertainty. In twelve distinct but spiritually interwoven stories, we meet women at the crossroads of change. A new mother learns about love in a pandemic ...Show more
A Meeting of Muses by Gold, Irma; Cormick, Craig
18.00 AUD
Category: Poetry and Folklore
What happens when nine ancient Greek Muses are brought together with nine contemporary writers? A Meeting of Muses shows the calibre of work that such a meeting can inspire. Nine imaginative pieces of writing on each of the muses that are lyrical, whimsical, sexy, moving — and totally inspired!A collect ...Show more
New Australian Fiction 2023 by Suzy Garcia (Editor)
27.95 AUD
Category: Poetry and Folklore
New Australian Fiction features brilliant writers with distinct experiences, voices and styles from all corners of Australia. Together they showcase the strength and diversity of Australian short fiction at its best.
A Funny Thing Happened at 27,000 Feet - Tales from Times of Terror by Craig Cormick
17.50 AUD
Category: Poetry and Folklore
Craig Cormick's award-winning collection of short stories pokes a sharp satirical stick into the eye of the age of terror, through stories that refuse to conform to the political rhetoric and media sensationalism of our times. His humour and the aim of his pen are deadly
The Book of Witches by Jonathan Strahan
34.99 AUD
Category: Poetry and Folklore
An array of original stories from around the world bring a new and exciting twist to one of the most beloved figures in fiction: witches. Witches! Whether you know them from Shakespeare or from WICKED, there is no staple more beloved in folklore, fairy tale, or fantasy than these magical beings. Witches ...Show more