'The Nonchalant Garden' | poetry | ISBN 978 1 877010 545 | 68 pgs | May 2014 | $20.00 (within Australia)
“This collection should be stamped AUTHENTIC! MADE IN TASMANIA! Liz McQuilkin’s life-long love of the island permeates
her poetry, whether she’s writing of domestic cirumstances or the natural world. Like Tassie weather itself –
thunderclouds, rainbows and clear blue skies – these poems are wonderfully varied, illuminating the complexities of
existence with wit and wisdom and grace.”
Isabel Huggan
'One thing which this book never struggles with is love. This is a peregrine falcon whose wings know intimately
the uplifting thermals of love. This a library infused with love. This is a book which Liz has wrestled
into existence because she loves us enough to gift to us some of the contents of her library before it is
too late. It is a stylish gift, one to cherish and relish and appreciate. Please join me in toasting and
launching The Nonchalant Garden.
Gina Mercer, launching The Nonchalant
Garden, Hobart, 29 May 2014.