"What was it like to live in Melbourne during the 2020 2.0 lockdown? Capturing the day-to-day struggles of lockdown, the daily news, Dan Andrews' 11am morning press conferences, the tensions between Victorians and the rest of Australia, Trump's chaotic America, the conspiracy theories that circulated and battling her own mental health, Sandy Jeffs takes us through the whirlwind of events in imaginative haiku poems. These became her sanity while the...

From the chefs of a popular NYC restaurant, a cookbook celebrating Filipino cuisine's origins and international influences-includes photos. In the newly revised and updated Memories of Philippine Kitchens, Amy Besa, and Romy Dorotan, owners and chef at the Purple Yam and formerly of Cendrillon in Manhattan, present a fascinating-and very personal-look at the cuisine and culture of the Philippines. From adobo to pancit, lumpia to kinilaw, the authors...

The story of Pericles of Tyre who flees his homeland to escape King Antiochus, wins the love of Thaisa, daughter of Simonides, and through a series of fateful events eventually reunites with Thaisa and their daughter, Marina.

A number of the works in this collection centre on the notion of 'the journey'. In all instances, it is ultimately an inner personal one, psychic or spiritual in nature in accordance with whatever term best resonates with the reader. For the author, the journey is a search for meaning, a place of habitation and belonging, of reflective respite away from the round of daily struggle and mere survival, a wondrous space where pause for thought, silence...

'Libby Sommer has a keen eye for extraordinary insights in the midst of the details of ordinary life, and for the striking verbal expression that captures the moral implications of what she has carefully observed. Hers is poetry that always rewards us with stimulated thought.' - Barry Spurr, Literary Editor, Quadrant; Australia's first Professor of Poetry

In 1838, Dr Alexander Skinner leaves Scotland for Australia to make his fortune. He had met Scots whose families owned sugar plantations in the West Indies and been told that Australia's climate might be equally suitable for growing sugar. Dr Skinner is intrigued by the prospect of sugar production and the potential growth of a global industry. A restless, tenacious, often relentless character, Dr Skinner pushes himself and his family towards his...

To Breathe takes the reader on a captivating journey depicting everyday musings to recollections of carefree times. Melanie Duncan's poetry expresses both random interludes and a longed for nostalgia, while touching on our innate yearning for growth and change. She explores the notion of freedom whilst, her poetry connects to her love of nature and the environment.

'Doug Gregory is a people watcher with a keen eye and a sharp memory. His latest book is a poetic memoir, tinged with nostalgic pathos. There are some classic images and memories in it and I love the humor. The poems are honest, the language colloquial, as Gregory crafts candid and clever portraits of times past and of people he's known. The poet captures ordinary humans and familiar times, often with wry humor. The public phone box, typing pool,...

A collection of poems about joy and grief, ugliness and beauty in the lives we all lead. We walk down the street, sit in a room with someone. And, there it is, a voice inside you, paring back the truth. Is that a poem? For me, it is. We write so as not to forget.

During a fortunate life in a spectacular country, faced with the usual complications of everyday existence and human behaviour, thought given to observations, memories, personal opinions and various out of the blue ideas finally led to the creation of this short book of verse. Sitting quietly in a corner for an hour or two, the casual reader may find a few items of interest, as has the author in similar situations over many years — often in the...