Poetry - South Sydney Herald

POETRY

POETRY

Edited by Catherine Skipper

Poetry

‘Lord of the Freds’

Rosalind Flatman - September 9, 2024

The world is full of Freds and Fredericks ...

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‘Frederick William II’

Catherine Skipper - September 9, 2024

Frederick William II ...

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‘Blues for Fred’

Andrew Collis - September 9, 2024

Worried about Fred ...

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‘I read the catalogue from Aldi’s shop’

Catherine Skipper - August 6, 2024

I read the catalogue from Aldi's shop ...

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‘Rondeau for Róisín’

Rosalind Flatman - August 6, 2024

Rosie is waiting at the door ...

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‘Sounding rhymes make for joyful times’

Anne Camac - August 5, 2024

Sounding rhymes make for joyful times ...

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‘in Redfern Park the ibis gather’

Catherine Skipper - August 5, 2024

in Redfern Park the ibis gather ...

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‘Make It Home’

Andrew Collis - August 5, 2024

Make a home within the cosmos ...

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‘Whispers’

Axiomsense - August 5, 2024

In whispers soft the spirit's song is heard ...

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‘Zoo’

Anne Camac - July 8, 2024

Like that monkey performing on the stage ...

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‘leopardess’

Catherine Skipper - July 8, 2024

she lies along ...

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‘Eye to Eye’

Rosalind Flatman - July 8, 2024

Pressed against plate glass ...

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‘Pardus Pellis’

Axiomsense - July 8, 2024

In the heart of the jungle where shadows intertwine ...

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‘Stay Awhile’

Andrew Collis - July 8, 2024

He started writing poetry in jail ...

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‘Terza Rima’

Rosalind Flatman - June 4, 2024

First searching breath of newborn life begins ...

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‘Harvest’

Axiomsense - June 4, 2024

In orchards where the morning light does play ...

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‘Terza Rima for Etienne, 1983’

South Sydney Herald - June 4, 2024

I stood one day in the sparse tree wood ...

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‘op shop’

Catherine Skipper - June 4, 2024

on the shelf a pretty plate ...

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‘All Things Work Together for Good’

Andrew Collis - June 4, 2024

All things work together for good amid strife ...

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‘Three Macaques’

Rosalind Flatman - May 14, 2024

Mizaru saw nothing bad ...

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‘To Waterloo’

Catherine Skipper - May 14, 2024

How much do you unnerve me? Let me count ...

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‘those last minutes around the fire’

Catherine Skipper - May 13, 2024

those last minutes around the fire ...

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‘Evil Does Not Exist’

Andrew Collis - May 13, 2024

This rock from this place ...

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‘San Sara Plus One’

Jo Tracy - May 6, 2024

In a straight jacket ...

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‘Easter 2024’

Andrew Collis - May 5, 2024

We write it out, we edit and collate ...

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‘The Tears that Fall’

Rosalind Flatman - May 4, 2024

The tears that fall from grief, remorse or pain ...

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‘The Honey Makers’

Axiomsense - May 4, 2024

Amidst the garden’s vibrant, blooming throng ...

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‘I wake to the darkness of early hours’

Catherine Skipper - May 4, 2024

I wake to the darkness of early hours ...

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‘Sendai Tōhoku’

Axiomsense - March 25, 2024

Hana Takahashi a swordfish and maguro fisherman in Shiogama city ...

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‘Dilemma posed by my teacup’

Anne Camac - March 18, 2024

Handmade is written on the base ...

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‘Kintsugi’

Alison Bleyerveen - March 12, 2024

God willing ...

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‘Vancouver Weather’

Andrew Collis - March 3, 2024

I did not save the pieces ...

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‘Schroedinger’s Bowl’

Jo Tracy - March 3, 2024

These cracks aren’t golden ...

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‘gold tipped fingers’

Catherine Skipper - March 3, 2024

gold tipped fingers ...

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‘Gilding the Lily’

Rosalind Flatman - March 3, 2024

In relief, three lions’ heads ...

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‘Starry Skies’

Andrew Collis - February 14, 2024

Country teaches you to draw ...

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‘Glacial’

Axiomsense - February 7, 2024

In winter’s grasp a world of ice unfolds ...

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‘written in a time of revolution’

Catherine Skipper - February 5, 2024

do you remember ...

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‘Snowflakes and Diamonds’

Yvonne Hocothee - December 22, 2023

Nature, that great designer ...

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‘Crystal Palace’

Rosalind Flatman - December 13, 2023

Born on the 2nd of the 2nd, 1922 ...

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‘Tubular Bells’

Catherine Skipper - December 9, 2023

Basle ...

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‘Crystal Set’

Andrew Collis - December 9, 2023

Citrine, turquoise, candle quartz ...

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‘DNA’

Rosalind Flatman - November 9, 2023

Out of swirling patterns of slime ...

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‘Tessellation’

Jo Tracy - November 9, 2023

Senses working overtime ...

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‘Forma’

Axiomsense - November 9, 2023

In fields of flowers, petals in array ...

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‘the pattern maker’

Catherine Skipper - November 9, 2023

folded selvage to selvage ...

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‘I left my DNA behind’

Adrian Spry - November 9, 2023

I left my DNA behind ...

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‘I was a killa’

Adrian Spry - November 9, 2023

I was a killa ...

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‘Lemon Tea’

Rosalind Flatman - October 9, 2023

That summer in the garden ...

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‘The Coming of Lemonicia’

Yvonne Hocothee - October 9, 2023

“Lemons! We are drowning in lemons!” ...

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‘The Zing’

Axiomsense - October 9, 2023

In orchards kissed by the sun's warm embrace ...

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‘Ovid in Bogan Gate’

Catherine Skipper - October 9, 2023

is the sweet, acidic fragrance ...