Frequently Asked Questions about “Home” “Home” is a poem I wrote in 2012. It has recently been selected for the NSW HSC syllabus. Teachers have written asking for more information on this poem. I’m posting to share their questions…
Farmgirl Marries
Farmgirl Marries BRIGHT-EYED SUSIE DROPS BOMBSHELL There, at the dining room table, she lets it fall, news of the decade, they sit in silence a moment, her mother begins to talk— SHOCK NEWS DOES NOT GO DOWN WELL PARENTS DISAPPROVE…
Friend(for C)
Friend Published in What We Carry: Poetry on childbearing Featuring diverse voices and perspectives on experiences of infertility, conception, termination, loss, pregnancy, birth and the early postpartum period, this collection illuminates the endlessly different ways the potential to carry life…
Home
One Day I Will Find It | Without Warning | A Place to Return to Home One Day I Will Find It I’ll follow the smell of food: fried ikan bilis, roast lamb, mangoes; or the sound of water touching…
Bumboat Cruise on the Singapore River
Bumboat From Wikipedia A bumboat is a small boat used to ferry supplies to ships moored away from the shore. The name comes from the combination of the Dutch word for a canoe—”boomschuit” (“boom” meaning “tree”), and “boat”. In Tobias…