dis·con·nect·ed ˌdiskəˈnektəd / adjective Having a connection broken. (of a person) lacking contact with reality. (of speech, writing, or thought) lacking a logical sequence; incoherent. dis·course ˈdisˌkôrs / noun Written or spoken communication or debate. speak or write authoritatively about a topic. “Poetry is an archaic animal yet one that concisely captures the psychic separation we endure as our rapidly expanding, technological century builds digital walls between individuals. Gareth...

Short poems by Elzabeth Hockins - a poet from the Australian Outback

Michael Faudet's latest book takes the reader on an emotionally charged journey, exploring the joys of falling madly in love and the melancholy world of the brokenhearted. Beautifully captured in poetry, prose, and short stories, Faudet's whimsical and sometimes erotic writing has captured the hearts and minds of thousands of readers from around the world.

Despite the fact that most of this collection is about Australia, it must not be seen or judged to be an effort to emulate the classical Australian bush bards and other poets. This is as I saw Australia through very South African eyes while also attempting to adopt the spirit and vernacular of the country when I arrived here in 1978. Suffice it to say that the two countries share some amazing and unexpected similarities. But then there are also some equally amazing differences. It's a case...

Fragments of My Mind: A Ride Through Time began as touching true stories about a child, her parents, and a family’s struggle to understand the effects of spinal muscular atrophy. A grandfather wrote his feelings of the despair, happiness, fighting spirit, and love that followed. What resulted are words carefully constructed to reach the hearts of all, as his words turned into a book of heartfelt poems touching on various subjects. Desmond B. O’Neill produced and printed this book of poetry...

One of Australia's best poets conjures the Australian countryside in this brilliant epic, inspired by Philip Sidney's classic pastoral "Arcadia."“Astonishingly fecund and inventive. The New Arcadia revitalizes pastoral traditions, but more in the mode of lamentation than celebration. Like Frost’s New Hampshire and Vermont, Kinsella’s Western Australia is eroded, a last act salted with the ruins of our age, and yet yielding permanent poems.”—Harold Bloom

Surprising personal glimpses of the eminent and enigmatic Australian poet‘I wonder sometimes if the literary pests are writing memoirs: “The last time I saw her she was pale and sick but smiling bravely.”’ So mused the dying Gwen Harwood in a letter written a few months before she succumbed to cancer. Nearly two decades have passed since she wrote that, but no memoir or biography of the loved and estimable poet has yet appeared. While her poems and the two published volumes of her ...

Various people in spirit, my angels and guides have channeled the poems and messages in this book to me. They planted the seed in 2004 to follow this path in my life. My first poem was "Spiritual Eulogy" which features first in my previous Inspirational Poetry and Messages book. This poem was written to help people through their grief and to let them know they are not alone. This poem also features first in my second Inspirational Poetry and Messages book. Many of the poetry and messages c...

If you enjoy a good laugh from a punchline then I am sure you will get a kick out of these poems.

The Dragon's Cradle Series of Poems: Volume III, Skip Across the Lake. Written between 2006 - 2010.

Poetry from the award-winning novelist of The Neighbour, Julie Proudfoot

With his collection Absolute Event Horizon and the novel Candy, Luke Davies has quickly established himself as one of Australia's most thoughtful and unflinching writers. Running With Light sees him delivering on the promise of his earlier work, as well as branching out in rich new directions, as he wrestles vigorously with ways of appreciating the physical and emotional worlds in all their complexity.Balancing on the dividing line between the colloquial and the f...