Poetry - Claire Saxby-Children's Author

Think it’s going to be one of those months … aka APAD2

by Claire Saxby | Jan 2019 | Poetry

A Poem a Day – Day 2 Perhaps it is unrealistic to think that this particular January is going to see a poem every day here. Who knows? I’ve been taking lots of photos when I walk for the past while, and I’m going to use some of them as poem prompts....

Day One … ah … Two of A Poem a Day 2019 (aka APAD2019)

by Claire Saxby | Jan 2019 | Poetry

A Poem a Day 2019 Happy New Year! I was all geared up to start this yesterday but instead we had a grand lunch feast yesterday which morphed into Plan B when our new granddaughter decided she would arrive ahead of schedule! (yes, she’s beautiful 🙂 ) So Day One...

APAD 5: Untitled Poem by Claire Saxby

by admin | Jan 2017 | Poetry

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...

Rediscover Poetry: Game Play – a poem by Claire Saxby

by admin | Feb 2016 | Poetry

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...

Celebrating Australia: A Year in Poetry

by admin | Feb 2015 | Poetry, Walker Books Australia

My friend, Lorraine Marwood, has just released a new collection of poetry for children with Walker Books Australia.She’ll be appearing here shortly (within the next couple of weeks) but being also a teacher, Lorraine has set me (and other bloggers on her...

One Week Later- a poem by Claire Saxby

by admin | Feb 2009 | Poetry

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...