Rediscover Poetry: Game Play – a poem by Claire Saxby

Game Play – a poem by Claire Saxby Game play   I spy a flat-floor fountain a whale spout a burst pipe throwing water at the sky   I spy a daughter who dances in the fountain all her clothes a-cling her grin wide and wonder-full at the splash the rain   I see a...

A visitor!

In this centenary year of Anzac Day, it’s not such a surprise that there are a few books on both sides of the Tasman about the Anzacs, but it was curious that the illustrators of these books (Max Berry and Bob Kerr) independently portrayed mateship in this same...

A-visiting I will go …

Today, I’m a guest on fellow-author and friend, Dee White’s blog about writing tips, for my five tips on writing picture books in general, and ‘Meet the Anzacs’ in particular. Pop over and say hello. 🙂

One Week Later- a poem by Claire Saxby

One Week Later – a poem by Claire Saxby The smoke has spread now and covers the whole city -all the way from the still-smouldering hillsto my seaclose home.I welcome the smoke, inhale ittaste what the televisionsradiopapers feed,seek to share some tiny...