My latest review for Cordite Poetry Review is of Kristin Henry's compelling, neatly written verse novel All the Way Home. It's about Jesse, the son of a travelling salesman, who falls in love and takes his small family to go live on a commune in NSW. The book is full of tension, music, and careful imagery. Read the full … Continue reading Review of All the Way Home by Kristin Henry on Cordite
Australian poets
Read just now: Re: Reading the Dictionary by Tim Sinclair
Spent the morning writing and editing. Checked my email. Read a press release on Tim Sinclair's new poetry book Re: Reading the Dictionary. Clicked the link. Bought it. Downloaded it. Read it from A to Z. Loved it. Wanted to tell you about it right away. Each piece from 'Afflatus' to 'Zombie, Philosophical' takes a … Continue reading Read just now: Re: Reading the Dictionary by Tim Sinclair
Ashes in the Air by Ali Alizadeh
This review first appeared in the March 2011 issue of Bookseller+Publisher magazine. UQP, March 2011 (Aus) 9780702238727 What do we want from a book of poetry? We want each poem to paint a picture, to shake us up a little, and to ultimately reach down inside us and peel something back. Ali Alizadeh’s poems do all … Continue reading Ashes in the Air by Ali Alizadeh
Adam Ford on life, superheroes, poetry, his Twitter novel and The Third Fruit is a Bird
Who is your favourite superhero and why? I'd love to say it's some less-well-known-to-the-general-public superhero like Machine Man or Metamorpho, but to be honest it's a tie between Superman and Spider-Man, partly because their costumes are so striking and colourful, partly because they're both nice-guy superheroes who always try to use their powers to help … Continue reading Adam Ford on life, superheroes, poetry, his Twitter novel and The Third Fruit is a Bird
