In this truthful and nuanced collection of poems Kathryn reflects on light and shade and ponders how even in the cold desert parts of life, one can be surprised by the three-part harmony of sheer silence. Kathryn’s work has been published in a wide range of journals, in Australia as well as internationally. |
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Kingfishers and zebra finches, triggerplants and tiger snakes, sandcrabs and cabbage moths, wattle pods and waterlilies - all find a place in this collection of poems celebrating Australia's native and exotic flora and fauna. |
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This is the seventh anthology of work from the Wordsmiths. It contains the winning poems from the 2004 Poetica Christi Press Poetry competition. PCP’s two previous competition anthologies have been commended by the Fellowship of Australian Writers in its community writing awards for 2004. |
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Stephen Whiteside has been writing and performing rhyming verse for over thirty years. Many of his poems have been published in magazines and anthologies, both in Australia and overseas... |
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So does Earth work? What on Earth are our responsibilities as the inhabitants of this planet? Have we messed it up so badly that it’s no longer working? Does our Earth work include enjoying the Earth? What about the relationship between land and people? These and other issues are touched on in the wide range of voices from the 47 poets represented in this anthology, some from The Wordsmiths of Melbourne Poetry Group and some from entrants to the recent Poetica Christi Press Poetry Competition. |
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A Christian Reflection on pregnancy.
Australian authors and illustrators share their intimate feelings and experience through poetry, prose and art.
An ideal gift for someone who is pregnant! |
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Sixty NEW performance poems for Individuals, Pairs and Groups. |
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"Mary Macdonald invigorates our prayers in the best possibly way – through simple and beautiful poetry. Her lines run, true and uncomplicated, straight to the heart, reminding us how comfort used to be found in: Jesus bids us shine with a pure, clean light, like a little candle burning in the ight. This is a truly satisfying collection of poems. |
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You cannot read these poems and not be touched by a higher power, the creator of the universe, God Himself. I encourage you to read these poems over and over again and receive the encouragement, spiritual strength and joy that they bring. |
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"This challenging collection is, in an unusual sense, the life work of Marj Kosky. Into her poems this spirited, deeply spiritual woman put the whole of her later life as she lived it: difficult, often painful – beset with the sense of grotesque change from youth to age and sickness, battling to control body and mind – and at the same time enriched wit culture and talent, with strong piety, feisty courage and saving humour. |
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Commended in the FAW Awards for community writing.
In this anthology, we have included, as well as poems by The Wordsmiths, the poems chosen as winners in the 2002 Poetica Christi Press competition for poems on the theme of Motherhood. The work of twenty-one poets is included in this collection. |
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My Brother, My Sister, My Country is the eighth anthology and twentieth book published by Poetica Christi Press. It offers the work of 35 poets, 15 of whom are members of The Wordsmith. The others have contributed because of our annual competition. |
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"My Father's Voice" with the cover featuring a photo of the author held as a babe in her father's arms, is a light-hearted look at life with more serious undertones. Using the title father to refer to her parent and to God as seen through others, the author shows the blessing and joy of loving relationships in her life. |
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The poems in this book, the fourth collection from The Wordsmiths, have been arranged to take you on a journey… through a series of reflections. The poems can be read as a dialogue between voices of faith and doubt, certainty and seeking. In its wider patterning this book mirrors themes we all return to in times of solitude and reflection. |
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All of these poems were written in 2007. Some will make you laugh out loud. Others may cause you to pause, and think a little... |
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A collection of Poems for Christian Children (5 - 10 years). These sixty poems have been selected for juvenile Christians and their families. Some have been reprinted from previous works by Lyn Hurry, but all of them are original. |
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Poems for Young People (10 years to Adult). Promises is specifically dedicated to performers with a Christian world view. |
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Commended in the FAW Awards for community writing.
"Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty we are free at last!" The words of Martin Luther King resonate down the years, expressing the relief and joy that hard won freedom brings. Loss of freedom can take many forms. It can be physical, emotional, intellectual or spiritual. |
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Stories and poems with a twist |
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It is a pleasure to find in Jean Sietzema’s poems in this collection so many which are good poems through their natural logical strength. Again and again I found myself reading particular ones aloud to my wife. They beg to be read, and to be heard. |
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