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In this anthology of microliterature over forty writers reflect on the theme of remnant in contexts ranging from the natural world and the urban environment through to the personal and…
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Dive into the dynamic world of the Ricochet microliterature anthology, in which brief and powerful pieces capture moments of sudden redirection. The words in this collection bounce off one another…
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Cassandra Atherton
Wide - ranging in theme and context, it explores the imaginative effects of his writing. A tribute to Chris on the occasion of this eightieth birthday, in many ways it…
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The unattributed quote,"Writing about music is like dancing about architecture" is a clever and provocative observation. It invites us to think about both the relationships and the marked divisions between…
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Paul Hetherington,Cassandra Atherton
Prose poetry is a resurgent literary form in the English-speaking world and has been rapidly gaining popularity in Australia. Cassandra Atherton and Paul Hetherington have gathered a broad and representative…
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Atherton’s treatment of the prose poem in Leftover creates a synA|sthesia-like experience. Her inventive regard of ordinary things triggers a breadth of sensations and memories, blurring in and out of…
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Includes pieces from Indigenous writers, Sam Wagan Watson and Evelyn Araluen as well as writers concerned about the environment, reconciliation and life in contemporary Australia from remote and rural to…
This anthology by Australian authors explores the theme of time in a range of its personal and political manifestations. Includes microfiction and prose poems.
Shuffle celebrates the theme of sound: from the streets of Rome at night; the personification of ice cubes; David Bowie; Mad Max; a chainsaw; fish flops and tiny pikelets, to…
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This year’s anthology of Australian microliterature from Spineless Wonders explores the theme of scars-how they mark us, how they mark the world around us, and the intriguing stories that they…
Cri Fi, Sci Fi, Noir, Rom Com, Lit Fic, Western, Horror, Gothic, Fantasy, Fairytale... In Spineless Wonders' latest anthology of microlit, writers were invited to play with genre.
In this anthology of microliterature over forty writers explore the theme of travel, from the confusing variety of toilets found around the world to adrenaline-inducing bus trips, the surprise child…
Atherton’s treatment of the prose poem in Leftovers creates a synaesthesia-like experience. Her inventive regard of ordinary things triggers a breadth of sensations and memories, blurring in and out of…
Hetherington Paul,Cassandra Atherton
When Charity finds letters, journals and sketches in the roof of her great-aunt’s house, she uncovers a rich family history that she must piece together from fragments. Great-aunt Birdie’s letters…
In this anthology of microliterature over forty writers explore the theme of play - from carefree diversions to fateful games of chance. Here you will find talented writers playing seriously…
Paul Hetherington
Sleeplessness renders and explores its speaker's insomnia between 3AM and early morning via sensuous, interlinked poetic sequences of language.
An engaging and authoritative introduction to an increasingly important and popular literary genre Prose Poetry is the first book of its kind-an engaging and authoritative introduction to the history, development…
Cassandra L. Atherton
Features interviews with eleven of the most influential intellectuals, scholars and writers of the USA. From Noam Chomsky to Camille Paglia, Harold Bloom and Todd Gitlin, Atheron engages with her…
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Cassandra Atherton, Oz Hardwick, Paul Hetherington
In these prose poem sequences, five diff erent tastes are explored, not only with reference to food and drink, but also through their metaphorical use. There are innumerable ways of…
In this volume, five prose poets explore the Five major oceans as they are currently classified: the Pacific, the Atlantic, the Indian, the Southern and the Arctic.Each 21-part sequence of…
Cassandra Atherton,Paul Munden,Jen Webb
This latest project of ‘authorised theft’ amongst poetic friends sees them raiding the 19th century for inspiration-across a variety of artforms. But C19 here is not just a past century…
Cassandra Atherton,Oz Hardwick,Paul Hetherington
Hesiod’s Five Ages famously proides a vision of the decline of human society that has resonated for many centuries. In this anthology, five poets take Hesiod’s versions of the golden…
Paul Hetherington,Cassandra Atherton,Paul Munden
The six senses have rarely been invoked in such sustained and evocative poetical terms. Whether one wants to understand touch, taste, smell, hearing, intuition or sight, this volume provides myriad…
A truly unique book of illustrated creative prose
Alcatraz is a one-of-a-kind illustrated anthology of short prose and prose poetry. It showcases works from many of the most exciting practitioners…
Searching for the American Dream is a theoretical and practical exploration of genius loci. Beginning with John Dewey and an investigation into the importance of experiential learning, Moore invites a…
This collection examines how the use of the atomic bomb in Japan has been memorialized. The contributors analyze the cultural legacies of the atomic bomb in political, historical, literary, and…
