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Written for anyone who has known the touch of a cold nose on their hand, the bark of a best friend, or the joy of a walk accompanied by a wagging tail, All Dogs Are Good pays tribute to the special bond we share with our canine companions. Filled with heartfelt poems and prose on the love, dedication, and laughter our dogs bring, as well as the unique lessons they teach us along the way, bestselling author Courtney Peppernell's vignettes of life with...
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Following the smash success of her best-selling book, Pillow Thoughts, Courtney Peppernell now returns with the follow-up sequel Pillow Thoughts II: Healing the Heart. Peppernell understands that healing is a process, and Pillow Thoughts II eloquently captures the time and experience that one goes through on their journey to peace through restoration. A collection of inspirational and comforting poems for anyone who is mending from a broken heart....
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"From internationally bestselling author Courtney Peppernell comes her new book of poetry and prose. Watering the Soul. In true Peppernell style, the book is divided into sections, this time guiding you through a step-by-step recipe to heal your soul. Filled with themes that focus on forgiveness, gratitude, togetherness, and equality. Peppernell takes you on a journey to cultivate the precious yet profound understanding that just as a seed is not...
7) Heart lines
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Presents Australian Instagram sensation Gemma Troy's poetry, one gorgeous verse at a time. Ever since she was a child out fossicking for gold with her dad and camping in magical fern gullies, Gemma has collected keepsakes from the outdoors. Pebbles, nests, shells, seed pods, plants, bones, feathers - if it's beautiful, portable and can be spared by the earth, Gemma takes it home it as a reminder of nature's beauty. In Heart lines, Gemma reflects on...
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Just as moving and endearing as Peppernell's previous books, I Hope You Stay is a reminder of the resilience and hope needed after heartache and pain. The book is divided into five sections, with poems ranging from free verse to short form. These words are a light in the deepest hours of the night: Hold on. The sun is coming.
10) The road between
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The Road Between is poetry well-lived. Poetry for the soul that walks the fine line between losing yourself in the world and finding yourself again, often in the smallest of moments.
11) Bestiary dark
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"Written following Marianne Boruch's 2019 Fulbright in Australia, and on the heels of the devastating fires that began after her departure, Bestiary Dark is filled with strange and sweet details, beauty, and impending doom-the drought, fires, and floods that have grown unspeakable in scale. These poems face the ancient, unsettling relationship of humans and the natural world-the looming effect we've wrought on wildlife-and what solace and repair our...
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"In a voice that is inclusive and open to all, Courtney Peppernell returns with the third installment of her bestselling Pillow Thoughts series. A beautifully raw and poignant collection of poetry and prose, Pillow Thoughts III: Mending the Mind captures what we are all thinking and feeling. Fix yourself a warm drink and settle into Peppernell's words as she pens a tribute to her readers who are bravely continuing their journey from hurt to healing"--Back...
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This romantic fusion of art - poetry, prose, and unbridled creativity - was birthed from one soul's season of adventure and unravelling, inviting us to surrender the great for the greater. What started as a break from Australian artist Tess Guinery's rapidly growing design business turned into an instinctive, playful experiment with words, colours, and sounds - and eventually into a tangible book, The Apricot Memoirs. This collection of poetry and...
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John Egan is a Sydney poet who also lives on the south coast of NSW. He was a high school teacher of English for twenty-two years and Second Master of Bankstown Grammar School for nine years. Later he taught English as a Foreign Language and University Preparation courses at the University of NSW, Wollongong University College and Newcastle University, as well as English and Business Communication at JDW Business College. He retired in 2013. His first...
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Leaf-dappled Light offers a glimpse into the life and times of the author. A life devoted to learning, teaching, creating. Years of revisiting, rewriting, and honing have produced a collection of poems that reflect a man who didn't shy away from difficult things. A love of the world, of nature and people, shines through the pages. The finely crafted words make his world tangible to the senses and to the heart.
16) The Ruby Bottle
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When Amber discovers a dusty red bottle in her elderly neighbor's shed, she knows at once that it's meant to be hers. Then she meets the strange djinn that lives in the bottle, and is catapulted into an adventure she never imagined.
Amber's had a few problems to deal with lately - bullies at school, a cranky teacher and her best friend moving away. Now at least she has a magical friend to talk to ... if she can keep him safe.
Can Amber find...
17) Lightning Shades
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Lightning Shades traverses the mysteries of existence, from the ambiguities that lie within our inner lives, to the liminal spaces we occupy throughout life and death, sleeping and waking, growth and decay, and all the paradoxes that abound within those realms. Jessica Raschke's poetry holds us tenderly as it explores how we are haunted and haunting. With beauty and grace, it reminds us to pay attention to our lives, loves and losses at every turn....
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Sista, Stanap Strong! is an anthology of new writing from Vanuatu by three generations of women, and the first of its kind. With poetry, fiction, essay, memoir, and song, its narrative arc stretches from the days of blackbirding to Independence in 1980 to Vanuatu's coming of age in 2020. Most of these writers are in Vanuatu living in Vanuatu. Some have set down roots in New Zealand, Fiji, the Solomon Islands, and Canada. Some were born overseas and...
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Composed during Covid-19, these poems reveal the fragility of life and the strength of love in dark times. The poet finds solace in the little things of life: a cup of coffee with a friend, a walk by the seashore with her family, in the quiet loveliness of the natural environment, in the dailiness of living even as death seems around the corner. The poems recall the poet's life and memories of loved ones from Suva, Canberra and Delhi, places in the...
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'Ecce Homo!' His challenge echoes down the centuries, 'Behold the Man!' How will nine painters, each with their own particular style, culture, attitudes and ambitions relate to the challenge? However, they react, Ecce Homo will relate to each individually. A painter may accept, reject, try to avoid, or argue with Him. The reaction of a devout painter, like El Greco may be predictable, but how about an argumentative Michelangelo, or introspective Rembrandt;...
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