Friendly Street New Poets 17 (Paperback)

Paperback. John Pfitzner - Fence Musicethereal tones, luminously pure,/ high in the cold sky of an outback night,/ the scrape of wind on corrugated iron,/ the noon throb of sun-steeped airJohn Pfitzner achingly connects the spirit to the land in poems borne of thought, experience and deep consideration. Find solace and hope in his words.Gareth Roi Jones - Gunyah Healinga farm is a brutal place/ but it reinforces/ life either goes on/ / or it doesn'tGareth Roi Jones' quick wit touches the making and mending of relationships, turning surprisingly and lightly at each poem's end. Read your own stories in his lines.Rachael Mead - Sliding Down the Belly of the WorldNine degrees south of the Equator,/ I'm perched on/ the full belly of the worldRachael Mead plots daily concerns of home and abroad, ranging across the globe in wild imaginative conversations with self and others. In her poems you can bask and be illuminated. Pfitzner achingly connects the spirit to the land in poems borne of thought, experience and deep consideration. Jones' quick wit touches the making and mending of relationships, turning surprisingly at each poem's end. Mead plots daily concerns of home and abroad, ranging across the globe in wild conversations with self and others. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…