Claire’s Blog
APAD 7: Before
BeforeIn the fold of the hills where we livedshadows moved but never disappeared.On the ridge behind the house was a rocksharpness worn by sea...
APAD 6: What Nonsense!
What nonsense!Look in the puddle,what do you see?I see a crocodile looking at me.Her teeth are sharp,her tail curves long.Oh, no!Look in the...
APAD 5: Untitled Poem by Claire Saxby
APAD 5 - A poem a day by Claire Saxby Untitled    Like slices of long-ago nights sliver-moon gum leaves linger on the path incomplete golden
APAD 4: That Feeling
That Feelingwhen there are less pages ahead than you’ve readwhen you can’t read onbut you can’t stopwhen you are unaware of the wordsonly of how...
APAD 3: Garden Olympics
SummerTomato trees and pumpkin vinesstretchbeyond guidanceBasil bush and spinach clumpsrunalmost visiblyOut backand out the frontthe lawn boltsÂ
A Poem a Day: 2 On the Christmas Bench
On the Christmas BenchAmongst the jars of gingerbread,almond bread and biscotti,two bananas duel.One blacker,the other softer.Both are cake-perfect.
Happy New Year!
Some years ago, Kat Apel started what became an annual January event, A Poem A Day, where poets posted their work daily. There were myriad styles...
Moving in
This is the excerpt for your very first post.
Merry Happy Jolly to you and yours!
 2016 has been a wonderful year, full of joy and wonder.I wish you all a very happy Christmas and a 2017 full of love and laughter.
A week it was.
It's taken a little while to get my head around Spring (and now Summer) after being in Ireland for Autumn. But joys like this one help.Everyday...
What does your Pa look like?
Today I visited Monash Medical Centre as a visitor (via Koala Kids Foundation) to the Children's Cancer ward's outpatient clinic.I read 'Wild Pa'...
So, it’s been a little while …
... since I posted.It's been a busy while.The biggest part of that while was spent in Ireland. And what a time was had! There was research and...
Wild Pa is in the … um … wild
Saturday 3 pm at Little Bookroom and I finally got to meet Connah Brecon, illustrator of Wild Pa, and also coincidentally illustrator of 'Barking...
Book Week – all things large and small
Hillcrest Christian College certainly know how to make an author feel welcome! And a tiny bit overwhelmed - not used to seeing photos this big!So...
Papua New Guinea Book Week 2016
I was lucky recently to have an opportunity to visit Papua New Guinea with Tina Clark, Judy Horacek and Phil Kettle. There were some restrictions on...
Historic Australian Quilts
NGV (National Gallery Victoria) opened an exhibition of historic Australian quilts this past weekend.There are many glorious quilts on display and...
