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Hermina Burns
At the heart of Hermina Burns’ seventh poetry collection is the presence and mystery of ‘messy, soft-mouthed love’ and its connections to place, weather, and landscape. The poems confront the…
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Much more than a muse; Barbara Tucker was in fact a vital partner in the artistic success of her famed husband
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Against Separation Creek explores the inner landscape of grief and the difficulties of existing in a world which consists of loss and absence - taking us on an intimate journey…
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Crossing a Line explores experiences that are sometimes shocking, confronting and difficult to ptocess but which demand attention.
At the heart of this collection, her fourth, is a woman’s relationship with the relative in genealogical and social terms, and with respect to the physical world.
Hermina Burns' fifth collection of poems, Edging them out, foregrounds insufficiently famous women.
The critic Jennifer Gribble writes of the collection: 'A gathering of brilliant women is celebrated, from Julia…
Hermina Burns' sixth collection of poetry, Facing the music contemplates the ambiguous and extraordinary moments in a life in pandemic times. The critic Jennifer Gribble argues that these poems gather…
Bite of a Bluebottle reflects on what it means to be a woman - as daughter, mother, wife, and self. Drawing on a lifetime of memories, these poems contemplate the…
