BOOK CLUB RECENT PUBLICATIONS
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This catalogue features recent books by most Australian poetry publishers. The Club price is listed alongside the RRP so that you can see immediately the savings you are getting. Purchasing books in this catalogue helps support the work of the Poetry Australia Foundation, for this is our major fundraising project.
FREMANTLE ARTS CENTRE PRESS
P O Box 158 North Fremantle WA 6159
facp@iinet.net.au
Peter Porter, Sean O Brien, John Kinsella: "Rivers"
A unique and thought-provoking celebration of rivers by three of the most eminent voices of contemporary poetry. This collection explores the interaction of humans with waterways, the way we use and abuse them, the roles rivers play in our daily lives, and in our mental and spiritual well-being. "Rivers" is tangled picaresque, through which three clear voices flow.
RRP: 21.95 CLUB PRICE: 17.50
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UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND PRESS
Box 6042, St Lucia, QLD 4067
www.uqp.uq.edu.au
Anthony Lawrence: "Skinned by Light" Poems 1989 - 2002
Lawrence beats form into life, combines delicate lyrics with tales of grace and desperation, and mixes blood with the spirit (Robert Adamson)
RRP: 19.95 CLUB PRICE: 16.00
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BRANDLE & SCHLESINGER
P O Box 127, Blackheath NSW 2785
www.brandle.com.au
John Foulcher: "The Learning Curve"
'This is the best book that John Foulcher has so far written. It is the most irresistibly readable of his collections ... remarkable for its vigour and pace; it has the brash vitality demanded by its subject, which is the clashes and confessions of the staffroom ... Foulcher has been able to bottle the authentic smell of a secondary school.' (Robert Gray)
RRP: 22.95 CLUB PRICE 18.50
John Forbes: "Collected Poems"
'Forbes' lines can play against each other with the abrasion and flair of matches lighting.' (SMH)
'... it is the bruising, the possibility of impact, that you feel most in his poetry.' (ABR)
RRP: 29.95 CLUB PRICE: 24.00
Deb Westbury: "Flying Blind"
'Deborah Westbury's latest book demonstrates her range as a poet and observer of Australian society ... she moves from narratives about life in the industrial suburbs to lyrical celebrations of the natural world. Her poems are both aesthetically satisfying and socially concerned; they are lyrical with an edge of satire.' (Susan Lever)
RRP: 22.95 CLUB PRICE: 18.50
Chris Wallace-Crabbe: "By and Large"
'To read these lyrics is to encounter a major writer who, while having all of the craft of poetry in his bones and muscles, nonetheless risks everything to make his art.' (The Age)
RRP: 21.95 CLUB PRICE: 17.50
Gerry Turcotte: "Winterlude"
'Two icily vivid poems of a Canadian childhood haunt the whole of Winterlude ... Full of vivid images, the poems have been 'spoken into being'. Self-awareness and a lively alertness with language give the book its strong sense of identity.' (Tom Shapcott)
RRP: 22.95 CLUB PRICE: 18.50
S K Kelen: "Goddess of Mercy"
'This is startling and vigorous poetry from a writer who takes head-on the complexities of contemporary life. Kelen surprises the reader with sometimes disturbing, but always enlivening insights.' (Rosemary Dobson)
RRP: 22.95 CLUB PRICE: 18.50
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CORNFORD PRESS
6 Salisbury Crescent, Launceston TAS 7250
Anne Kellas: "Isolated States"
From the days of apartheid in Johannesburg to 'One Hobart with icing ... Hot blush of steam/ on the face of the iceberg', these poems of exile, or compassion, of keen observation, encompass a range of social and physical environments, and engage the intellect and emotions with an unshakeable grip.
RRP: 18.00 CLUB PRICE: 14.50
May Carroll: "I wanted to throw your things out on the lawn"
'These poems chuck you a life-buoy then yank it out of your reach ... Never mind the pompous house of poesie, here come the termites ... Some of the poems are shocking. None of them are sensationalist, except in the best sense' (Eric Beach)
RRP: 17.00 CLUB PRICE: 14.00
Selwyn Pritchard: "Letters and Characters"
In the form of a letter to a London plutocrat and a letter to a Chinese scholar concerning the last 50 years of the second millenium AD, "Letters and Characters" is the fifth volume of poetry by this acclaimed Australian poet.
RRP: 19.00 CLUB PRICE: 15.00
Martin R Johnson: "Home Town Burial"
'...even as my fist collided with the bone of his cheek I knew it wouldn't end there.' "Home Town Burial" is a collection of poetry which triumphs over emotional and physical adversity.
RRP: 19.00 CLUB PRICE: 15.00
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DANGEROUSLY POETIC PRESS
C/o Northern Rivers Writers Centre
P O Box 1846 Byron Bay 2481
nrwc@nrwc.org.au
Laura Jan Shore: "Breathworks"
'... the delight in the rainforest, the fecundity of nature and the ambivalence of passion ... A book rich in sensitivity and experience, poems negotiated through pain into acceptance and love. A wonderful first book from Dangerously Poetic Press.' (Ron Pretty)
CLUB PRICE: 15.00
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POSTPRESSED
31 Allara Street Flaxton Qld 4560
www.postpressed.com.au
jwk@powerup.com.au
Katherine Samuelowicz: "self portrait with sand"
A delightful and sensuous contemporary western rendition of the traditional haibun. With photos, text and haiku, this Polish-Australian haijin takes us on journeys to Warsaw, Namibia, Israel, Fraser Island and the Pinnacles.
RRP: 29.95 CLUB PRICE: 24.00
Jayne Fenton Keane: "Ophelia's Codpiece"
This, her third published collection, demonstrates the author's skill and virtuosity with the verse novel, providing a feminist and post-structuralist take on Shakespeare's tragic tale. "Jayne's work is brave, innovative, strong and original." (Alicia Sometimes).
RRP: 25.00 CLUB PRICE: 20.00
Gershon Holz: "Nights in the Gardens of Spain"
From the bars and cafes of Granada and Paris, to the gardens of the of the Alhambra Palace, these poems take the reader on a journey into the vibrant singularity which resides on objects and places, in search of what is universal in the particular.
RRP: 25.00 CLUB PRICE: 20.00
Eluned Lloyd: "myrddin's needle"
"Eluned Lloyd's tapestry of poems combines the strands of past and present in the common thread of the poet's Welsh ancestry. Like Myrddin or Merlin, the seer of the title poem, the poet is able to look back and forward, and out of that gift create the new, like magic." (Sue Abbey).
RRP: 25.00 CLUB PRICE: 20.00
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POETS UNION
P O Box 91 Balmain 2041
info@poetsunion.com
www.poetsunion.com
Poets Union Inc: "from the anabranch"
anabranch: "arm of a river which separates from and later joins the main stream". This collection is the first anabranch of the Poets Union Inc Anthology ("No River is Safe", 2001). With its diversity of interest and talent, it also branches off from and rejoins the mainstream of contemporary Australian poetry. Prize-winning poets and exciting new voices come together in this venture.
RRP: 20.00 CLUB PRICE: 16.00
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PAPYRUS PUBLISHING
C/o Post Office, SCARSDALE Vic. 3351
Clarissa Stein: "Hermit Woman and Butterfly"
'Mindful of history, these poems present very effective intersections of cultures and times and languages. They are full of surprises - those insights, understandings and explorations that remind us of human variety'.
RRP: 17.60 CLUB PRICE: 14.00
Dominique Hecq: "Good Grief"
'Hecq's poems are black and red; no muted shades in between. They vibrate with the howl and joy of life ... She deconstructs reality, baring the inner reality as life force, but does so with sensuousness, humour and pathos. These are poems of contained abundance.' (Liat Kirby)
RRP: 17.60 CLUB PRICE: 14.00
Liat Kirby: "Curving My Eyes to Almonds"
'Kirby's poems journey us through an ancient landscape of spaces and stones, milk and honey, demons and G-d. Quietly navigating a rare dialogue between words and silence, this poetry shows us that all things are connected. They quicken in the belly, quite physically, as one reads.' (Jordie Albiston)
RRP: 17.60 CLUB PRICE: 14.00
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FIVE DOLLAR SPECIALS
Craig Powell: "Minga Street"
Diane Fahey: "Voices from the Honeycomb"
Jacob Rosenberg: "Twilight Whisper"
"The Argument from Desire" The Newcastle Prize Anthology
"Earth Against Heaven" A Tiananmen Square Anthology
"Wild About the Roof" The 2000 Wollongong Workshop Anthology
"Early Illawarra Poetry - A Selection" Edited by Peter Knox
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GINNINDERRA PRESS
P O Box 53 Charnwood ACT 2615
www.ginninderrapress.com.au
Chris Andrews: "Cut Lunch"
'These delicious poems, crammed with dailiness, establish Andrews as a powerful voice.' (Chris Wallace-Crabbe)
RRP: 18.00 CLUB PRICE: 14.50
Dawn Bruce: "Stinging the Silence"
Poems of relationships, moments or feelings observed by an award-winning Sydney poet.
RRP: 20.00 CLUB PRICE: 16.00
Graeme Hetherington: "Life Given"
These are lyrics of remarkable self-scrutiny, an older poet's fierce struggle to find pattern in the life given.
RRP: 18.00 CLUB PRICE: 14.50
Stephen McInerney: "In Your Absence"
'This unrushed debut collection reveals a poet in the succession of Lucretious and George Herbert, various, graceful in thought and verbal music, alive to the uncountable dimensions of life and under no compulsion to devalue any.' (Les Murray)
RRP: 18.00 CLUB PRICE: 14.40
Mark Mahemoff: "Near-Life Experience"
'I prize Mark Mahemoff's clear, direct voice and his uncluttered line. Nothing is more difficult to capture than the everyday, yet in these poems it is held before us in the moment before it vanishes: funny, sad, singular and fragile.' (Kevin Hart)
RRP: 20.00 CLUB PRICE: 16.00
Tim Metcalf: "Cut to the Word"
A moving account of one man's transition from doctor to poet. '...writing with intelligence and asperity ... wit worth the reading.' (Canberra Times)
RRP: 18.00 CLUB PRICE: 14.50
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THE VULGAR PRESS
P O Box 68, Carlton North VIC 3054
press@vulgar.com.au
Geoff Goodfellow: "Poems for a Dead Father"
Shortlisted for the AGE Book of the Year Award. 'This is Goodfellow's best work, a hard man with a humourous glint in his eye confronting the charismatic but violent figure standing at the door of his emotional self.' (Martin Flanagan)
RRP: 19.95 CLUB PRICE: 16.00
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PUBLISHED BY AUTISM VICTORIA
Kathryn Hamann: "Pelargoniums"
These powerful poems reveal a life through the events of one day in a hospital ... You see that autism is not a choice ... It's more a way of life, a way of being different.
Proceeds of sales go to Autism Victoria.
RRP: 13.00 CLUB PRICE: 11.00
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METRO ARTS / PAMPHLET POETS
John Knight: "from derrida to sara lee"
'Knight contributes an interesting and self-mocking voice. He constantly reminds us about "the real", suggesting that intellectual games can be quite dangerous forms of mental masturbation.' (Vivienne Muller)
RRP: 6.00 CLUB PRICE: 5.00
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JKS PUBLISHING
P O Box 1682, Byron Bay NSW 2481
John Stuart: "Sharing in That"
Come with me and be my love
all I need is your eyes,
I will give you all you seek,
all I am is what you see,
what you are and see in me.
CLUB PRICE: 15.00
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SYLVIA RICE
16 Gundarun Street, Wollongong NSW 2500
"The edge of the circle"
This volume of poems reveals her deep sense of spirituality, her delight in the natural world and her compassion for human frailties.
CLUB PRICE: 5.00
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CATCHFIRE PRESS
P O Box 2101, Dangar NSW 2309
catchfire@idl.com.au
http://cust.idl.com.au/catchfire
Robin Loftus: "Backyard Cosmos: New and Selected Poems"
'In poems of exhilerating clarity and generosity, Robin Loftus invites us into an intensely experienced world. Her backyard cosmos is radiant with the joys and griefs of everyday contemporary life.' (Jean Kent)
CLUB PRICE: 15.00
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SUNLINE PRESS
21 Jarrad Street, Cottesloe WA 6011
rleach@plc.wa.edu.au
Roland Leach: "Drowning Ophelia"
'Leach's poetry displays an impressive erudition, imaginatively woven into authentic meditations ... In some poems, such as the "East Timor Poems", there is a raw passion and anger that stands as an interesting parable on mixing the normally immiscible: politics and poetry.' (Alan Urquart)
RRP: 25.00 CLUB PRICE: 20.00
Dennis McMahon: "idle & drunk in heaven"
Terminally addicted to chess, Dennis McMahon is known as a dangerous tournament player. A previous selection of his poetry was published as a special edition of "Navigations".
RRP: 25.00 CLUB PRICE: 20.00
Andrew Burke: "Whispering Gallery"
'There has always been an experimental edge to Burke's work and his latest offering is no exception. Many poems are written in the ancient Japanese poetry form called haibun. It makes for interesting reading (and re-reading).' (Rod Moran)
RRP: 25.00 CLUB PRICE: 20.00
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PAPER TIGER MEDIA
P O Box 5532, West End QLD 4101
www.papertigermedia.com
"Papertiger: New World Poetry Number 02"
New poetry from Australasia, Canada, Singapore & the US featuring Dorothy Porter, Peter Minter, Rebecca Wolff (USA), Felix Cheong (Singapore), Ian McBryde, Melissa Ashley & many others.
RRP: 18.00 CLUB PRICE: 15.50
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