BOOKS
STORIES
of the FEET
(Five
Islands Press, 2004) $18.95 (Aust)
In
Australia, dramatic narratives, in a variety of styles, still have a vitality
that at least matches, perhaps outshines what other English poetries can show…[“Two
Ghosts…” featured herein] with its oral manner, builds up an eerie tension…
Christopher Pollnitz , Ulitarra
We need a
book like this once in a while to remind ourselves that poets document
contemporary society in a way that social scientists never will. With Stories
of the Feet, Les Wicks focuses his rearview mirror on us. Rob Walker, Cordite
Les is
your tour guide to the real Australia, a land of Emus and Kangaroos indeed,
also a land of dead bodies covered in sheets, or cold nights thumbing rides
along deserted highways… Another fabulous book, from a great poet. Paul
Gilbert, Above Ground Testing
No stock remaining
with supplier. Author has some copies. Contact leswicks@hotmail.com
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APPETITES
of LIGHT
(PressPress, 2002) $7.70 (Aust)
Wicks
lights the desires, ideas, acceptance & epiphanies of his everyday
Australian protagonists in a … rich, impressionistic, resonant way. Christine
Ferrari
…a
fresh, strong, humanistic voice… Patricia Prime, Stylus
Books available directly from the publisher. PO Box 94 Berry, NSW 2535 Australia
See: http://www.presspress.com.au/
Email: writerslink@ozemail.com.au
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The
WAYS of WAVES
(SideWaLK [Poets], 2000) $10.00 (Aust)
...summer through a sharply focused lens, a sudden wit and quick
shifts of tone and mood. ...he is chameleon, restless, full of questions,
refusing to be pinned down. Happily moving here & there, amused, bemused,
shaking his head in disbelief, belief…
in love with it all. Brook Emery
encapsulates Australian beach culture….poems so bright you need
Ray Bans. Smell the briny & the blockout; feel the salt in your hair, the
sand in your socks… Mark O’Flynn,
Famous Reporter
Out
of print.
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(Five Islands, 1997) $13.00 (Aust)
....assembles
an amazing cast of people in recognisable often dark places. With fine detail,
their domestic & working lives are brilliantly portrayed. Anthony
Lawrence
varied, nimble,
humane, wry & well timed Jennifer
Maiden
No stock remaining with supplier. Author has some copies. Contact leswicks@hotmail.com
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(Island Press, 1993) $13.00 (Aust)
marvellous humour, deft
satire & the comfort of remembering Silvana Gardner, Imago
personal & engaging, accessible &
immediate Warwick Wynne, Aust. Book Review
Send cheque (Aust Currency) to Island Press
29 Park Road, Woodford 2778
NSW, Australia
http://islandpress.tripod.com/ISLAND.htm
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(Rochford St, 1985) $20.00
(Aust)
…a tougher voice…Tom Thompson, National Times
grittiness
the Age
Press no longer operating. A few copies
available.
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(Glandular, 1981) $20.00 (Aust)
…vivid &
realistic… Honi Soit
…induces a
love/hate suspension about the city Inprint
Press no longer operating. A few copies
available.

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