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Frank Prem
The 'A Poetry Archive' series traces a poet's development and the evolution of a unique 'voice'. Volume 3 incorporates poems and themes from Prem's work undertaken between 2006 - 2008.
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The 'A Poetry Archive' series traces a poet's development and the evolution of a unique 'voice'. Volume 3 incorporates poems and themes from Prem's work undertaken during 2009.
A Choir of Whispers is Book 1 of 8 in the Bachelard Interpreted series by Frank Prem. The series considers the philosophical musings of Gaston Bachelard and translates them into…
A Cleansing Flame is Book 2 of 8 in the Bachelard Interpreted series by Frank Prem. The series considers the philosophical musings of Gaston Bachelard and translates them into free…
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Prem takes us on a transformational journey of redemption as Ahab, the mariner and Moby, the white whale, make their way through a world that is a veil of deceptions…
'Of Drought and Fire' includes two free verse poetry collections - Lagoon (drought) and A Koala in the Coalmine (wildfire), each providing a 'lived experience' of a natural disaster.
The 'A Poetry Archive' series traces a poet's development and the evolution of a unique 'voice'. Volume1 and Volume 2 incorporate poems and themes from Prem's work undertaken between 1998…
The Cielonaut is sole survivor of a disastrous lift off. Travelling through space in a ship he cannot control, travelling in a direction he does not know.
The light speed…
Johanna Spyri
Heidi is the story of an orphan girl, raised in the Swiss Alps, and taken out of element into a big city. The story tells of Heidi's adventures and the…
Steele Rudd
Wild Arancini Classics is delighted to bring a new edition of On Our Selection, filled with wonderful stories of Australian Pioneer life. Share in the joys and hardships on the…
A B (the Banjo) Paterson
The Man From Snowy River and Other Verses showcases Australian galloping rhyme and storytelling by the gifted storyteller Andrew Barton (The Banjo) Paterson. To read these wonderful tales is to…
Robert Louis Stevenson
Wild Arancini Classics is delighted to bring a new edition ofTreasure Island, filled with the wonderful adventures of young Jim Hawkins sailing for treasure through everpresent danger from Long John…
Yei Theodora Ozaki
A collection of traditional japanese folk tales that tell of ghosts and demons, courage and cowardice as well as the morality and mores of old Japan. Originally intended for children…
PILGRIM is a collection of small wisdoms offered to illuminate the journey and to make sense, if possible, of the load that must be carried by all travellers.
Lewis Carroll
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is the wonderful fantasy adventure story featuring Alice, the White Rabbit, the Queen of Hearts, the Mad Hatter, Father William and more. This edition includes twenty…
William R S Ralston
Russian Fairy Tales is a source document for Russian and slavic folk and fairy stories with demons and ghosts, witches, warlocks, Baba Yagas and magic. These stories are a treasure…
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Kaye Lynne Booth, Frank Prem, Colleen M Chesebro
Poetic Treasures Within.
Open the cover
and you will discover
Poetry Treasures
from the guests on
Robbie Cheadle's 2023
"Treasuring Poetry"
blog series
on Writing to be Read.
Included are…
The Beechworth Bakery Bears are noticing changes in The Bakery. Customers aren’t allowed to sit, and they have to wear masks! And … where is Frank-Bear? A Beechworth Bakery Bears…
Growing up carefree in rural Australia during the idyllic times of the mid to late 20th Century. A slice of Australian history that went on forever, but disappeared in a…
Devil In The Wind is free verse poetry that captures and reflects the voices and experiences of people who experienced the catastrophic Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria (Australia) in 2009.
The New Asylum is a first hand journey through the public psychiatry system in Victoria (Australia), which is also a masterful poetry anthology by Frank Prem.
Book 3 of 3 collections of poetry written as ‘A Love Poetry Trilogy’.
Book 2 of 3 collections of poetry written as ‘A Love Poetry Trilogy’.
Book 1 of 3 collections of poetry written written as ‘A Love Poetry Trilogy’.
Meet The Beechworth Bakery Bears and get to know the Beechworth Bakery they live in. A Beechworth Bakery Bears Picture Book
Powerful images from the Western Front of WW I combine with the emotional depth of poetry. Welcome to the Somme. Welcome to hell.
What colour is a flower in the Reaper’s garden? The Garden Black is a collection of poems written as speculative fantasy, ranging from rain forest to desert. Deep is The…
This book is a free-verse exploration of fantasy and speculative fiction, touching the diverse world's of the bored space mechanic, the abandoned AI who knew too much and the sighing…
A Picture Poetry excursion in Plein Air, wandering around the iconic Lake Sambell in Beechworth (Australia).
The 2022 War in Ukraine described through reporters eyes and eyewitness experiences and interpreted as free verse poetry.
Ida Pender, rumored resident in a regional mental hospital in the 1970s emerges in free-verse poetry and news reportining of the 1920s to be a fully fledged feminine icon of…
A free-verse sample pack of contemporary storytelling poetry. Memoir, real life experiences, love poetry. A rare opportunity to have a taste of six different poetry collections in one volume. This…
A Love Poetry Trilogy Omnibus Edition brings together three poetry collections, each responding to an aspect of love first revealed in the work of Amy Lowell, Walt Whitman and T…
A Few Places Near Home is a photographic poetry essay into the passing of time on Autumn days and Evenings. It takes in the beautiful scenery within walking distance of…
Frank Prem,Cage Dunn
Herja, Devastation is a tale of myth and mortality, wielder and implement, love and destiny, told as a modernised Eddic tale. Valkyrie lives. Herja, Devastation, dignifies her assassin with destiny…
Sue Vincent, Geoff Le Pard, Frank Prem
A collection of poetry from the poet/author guests of Robbie Cheadle on the "Treasuring Poetry" blog series on Writing to be Read in 2020. Open the book and discover the…
