Gives the lowdown on what it is to be an Indigenous woman today. Yvette Holt's startling and fresh poems treat us to an energetic and unconventional journey from love, sex, empowerment and travel, to motherhood and family, activism and grief. Her voice is loud and proud and she is not afraid to use it. Australian author.

An up-to-the-minute selection by one of Australia's most distinguished poets. Malouf's best poems, with their grace and intelligence, remain among the finest examples of the Australian lyric. An essential compendium for all lovers of literature.

In its seventh year, Alan Wearne brings to this collection his endless inquisitiveness and his mastery of the infinite complexity of Australian social life. His selection of 40 poems from Australia's print and online journals, from both well-known and up-and-coming poets, shows us of the many radically different ways that poetry can portray lives.

Shapcott demonstrates why he remains one of the country's leading poets. Poetic styles in the volume range from sonnet sequences to long lyrical meditations, from dramatic monologues to more confessional works. This collection contains a sense of love faded, or love that has itself deteriorated, and that aspect of the work is brave and powerful.