I’ve recently had a chapbook—HUSH—published by the wonderful small Australian Blank Rune Press. The publisher, Valli Poole, was a dream to work with—she’s so passionate and particular about what she does, and as a result the books (which she hand-makes) are exquisite. Blank Rune only do a very limited print run, and Valli has told me HUSH has almost sold out. But I have a few copies to sell, so if you’d like one, please hit me up! They’re $15 (which includes postage). Here’s a little taster from the book.
Facetune
I crop your girth of grief
so it won’t show.
Coruscate your under-eyes
in the hope that hope might grow.
Destain your teeth, raze blemishes,
out damn spot!
Blood the lips, lend bloom
to what’s worn off.
I pray I could move deeper—
sweep the lungs. Restart
the heart, the mind;
unspool the past.
Return us to the prescient game
I played,
when my unconscious
conjured you this way.
So inspired by your literary outpourings Michele. Your poetry is profound and you are such a prolfic writer/blogger. Thank you for sharing your words with your audience. So eternally grateful for your contribution to literature. Kindest regards, Elizabeth Sterling, Artistic Director (& Aspiring Author) Earthloom Expressions: http://www.facebook.com/earthloomexpressions
Thanks so much, Elizabeth. That is very kind x
Well done!
Many thanks, Tom!
Really like your poem ‘Family Tree’ in The Canberra Times today, Michele. Which is irrelevant to this lovely looking chapbook, but needed saying!
Thanks, Penelope. Not irrelevant at all, as that poem appears in this chapbook!