Jennifer Harrison: 6 Poems

by Admin on January 18, 2025January 18, 2025

Jennifer Harrison has written eight books of poetry, most recently Anywhy (Black Pepper 2018). She is Chair of the World Psychiatry Association’s Section for Art and Psychiatry and received the 2012 Christopher Brennan Award for sustained contribution to Australian poetry. Recent work has appeared in Australian Book Review 2022, Best of Australian Poems 2022, Australian Poetry Journal 2023, Rabbit 2022, The Hyacinth Review 2023 (France), Unusual Work 2023 and The Fourth River 2023 (USA).

Following her own breath: Jennifer Harrison launches ‘Remarkable as Breathing’ by Rose Lucas

by Admin on November 29, 2024November 29, 2024

One of the great gifts of these poems is Lucas’ expertise in making the familiar (such as a zoom meeting, a walk on the beach, seeing whales, a father’s belongings, an exploration of ‘the mind’s cabinet’ with a therapist) take on new clarity, a more generous one.

Humour and humanity: Jennifer Harrison launches ‘Poetry of Home: The Liquid Amber Prize Anthology’

by Admin on January 22, 2024January 22, 2024

I was not prepared for the humour and humanity of these poems. Their sheer excellence.