Alison Clifton reviews Points of Recognition, one of two of Jane’s collections to appear in 2021 (the other: Between Breaths, Silver Bow Publishing, Canada). ‘Jane Williams’ Points of Recognition is inherently human poetry. Her concerns are wide-ranging: from empathy to idiosyncrasy, the mundane to the marvellous, compassion to passion, diffidence and restraint to ecstasy and…
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‘Otoliths’ issue sixty-four, southern summer 2022
A southern summer issue of otoliths’ (issue sixty-four), is online featuring the work of 120—130 writers and artists including Tony Beyer, Les Wicks, Pete Spence, John M. Bennett, Eileen R. Tabios, Sheila E. Murphy, Cameron Morse, Alyssa Gillespie and many more. Nothing by editor Mark Young in the issue, but you can savour some recent…
Cassandra Pybus ~ ‘Till Apples Grow On An Orange Tree’ (review by Lisbet De Castro Lopo))
‘Lottie’s Little Girl’ is a delightful essay. It confirms the perception of a deep romantic streak in Pybus. As a historian, Pybus tries to disentangle from mere myth the links to Tasmania of the actress Merle Oberon. Though ‘the truth’ remains shrouded, Pybus’s quest provides intriguing glimpses of Tasmania’s multicultural past. (from Lisbet De Castro…
Poetry reviews & their effects
A review of Jill Jones’ 2005 collection Broken/Open [Salt Publishing] appeared in yesterday’s Weekend Australian, drawing comment today on the poetry mailing list ‘poneme’, of which Jones is a member. How much do reviews – positive or negative – affect sales? someone asked. I can’t say, Jones replied. ‘I don’t know if reviews (or indeed…