When You Lose the PlotSeven Lilliputians left their islandIn arduous search for seven bridesFar and wide, they roamedOver seven seas and countries, sevenAlas found none would have themAfter seven more fruitless yearsLong beards grown snow whiteFeeble minds on boots warn outWhy only leave the islandIn the first placeWorst to come yet callous menHad little ones snared one by oneNext snap-f...

Adventurous having been through wars, depressions, and the rest of what I seecoming next, I find scary beyond measure. I see rampant vandalism and warmongering prevailing over sanity. I see our green planet changing to the deforested desert, our seas and rivers polluted with cyano-algae killing fauna, and a grossly overpopulated planet. Running out of clean water we already observe all over Africa people fighting like wild dogs for scraps left over. Oh, the Chinese in your eye sabe...

Included in the anthology are previously published poems contained within SECTOR#7 and of Ares and Men, also Sketches and Reflections of 2012. This covers in full the poetic output of the author since 2009. The overall design is a deliberate step away from the abstract modern poetry preoccupied with syllabic dissection and abstract notions to the intentional exclusion of tangible subjects. Modern poetry isnt supposed to make sense, were told, and it is more a play with words and sounds. Th...

Hey Ares vampire blood thirsty Lord of War stay clear of these shores when is enough enough you dont seem to know. On second thought better still, sod off and never come back on Earth at all, -ere you do, come clean, where only laid are the bones of our slain young men? It is an uncompromising stand against rampant militarisam that seems of late to have gone on a record expenditure in re-armement of already bloated arsenals that can destroy civilisation ten times over. Why? The idea of fir...

The Bitter Harvest combining author's literary output since 2010 in three distinct parts touches on running sores of our society.Two short Australiana novels form PART ONE: 'The Wombat Flats Cotton Farm', and 'The Fortune Seekers' guide the reader to parts of the Outback tourists are not likely see; home to a breed of rugged colourful individuals ready to defend their turf from enchroaching Big Money andpunishing weather by all means at hand..PART TWO, the poetry se...

To read on or to let go? Are you relaxed about the way things are, or are you up in arms, disenchanted with instant gratification of mass media? Have you tried reading a contrarians book lately? Are you in search of a bolshies poem? Do you dare to question, such as what, if anything, is correct about political correctness; what is level about level economical playing fields; what is rational about economical rationalism; how come 0.1 percent owns half of just about everything? Il caro comp...

It is poetry cast in modern themes of our age, situations and characters sampled over Australia, The Med, Africa and US. It deals with topics modern poets shy away from, it is about life here and now, it could not get more contemporary nor more relevent. It is above all poetry of the common man and an anti-war crusade and aghast at the permissive ways of the Big Money.. Along the way reader may also indulge in some comical scenes. And last if not least, it should hopefully encourage younge...

Max Horvat,our anti-hero ex scientist cum free lance reporter manages to escape the torture masters in a communist jail to find himself in the West all at sea. He signs up for a South African gold mine working underground. A mine accident where he renders capably first help saves life of a Polish mining engineer Adam Malik,later to become Dr Malik and one of the leading gold explorer geologists in Africa. War once more breaks out in the Balkans. Mark's homeland Croatia is being invaded by ...

One of Library Journal’s 10 Best Books of 2015Following his acclaimed Atlantic and The Men Who United the States, New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester offers an enthralling biography of the Pacific Ocean and its role in the modern world, exploring our relationship with this imposing force of nature.As the Mediterranean shaped the classical world, and the Atlantic connected Europe to the New World, the Pacific Ocean defines our tomorrow. With China on the rise,...

This is a collection of 25 poems by James Bickle. The poetry discusses profound issues with insight, James does not shy away from brutally honest social commentary. Poems included are: The Ego, The Manager, Those who win, Seven Billion, Why does God allow suffering, Local Countryside, New Year, Cool, Escapism, You're not allowed, Social Housing, Christmas Day, The Entrepreneur, A week in the life, The Conversation, Fairground Day, Requiem, World War 2 Pilot, Resident Patient, The Garden, W...

Comprising work from Peter McCarey's five pamphlet collections, this poetic exploration is an exhilarating journey of language. Reflecting the author's European outlook and wide range of influences—from Russian poet Alexandr Blok to the principles of Buddhism—this account describes a sci-fi spaghetti Western, narrates the story of a shady Czech who smuggles a golem and a robot into pre-massacre Rwanda, and voyages to other unexpected places. Poetry lovers will relish this original and expe...