“This is an authentic work, rich in imagery and colloquialisms; a collection that is a true Australian record.” Beatriz Copello reviews Alan Wearne’s These Things Are True, a witty collection of short narratives and poetry.
David Terelinck’s collection of Tanka Slow Growing Ivy is a testament to the ability of shorter form works to produce great emotion and power. Tanka is a genre of classical Japanese poetry in which poems follow a 5-line structure and verse’s a syllabic pattern. Released earlier this year Slow Growing Ivy succeeds in heightening the […]