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The Poet Cornered: Spotlighting David Adès
"... beguiling, sombre and insistent." MICHELLE CAHILL David Adès will be known to many, especially those living in Sydney, as the producer and host of the podcast Poets’ Corner. His poems and short stories have been published all over the world. We are delighted to announced that his latest book, “A Blink of Time’s Eye,” will be launched at Benledi House, Glebe, on 14 December, by Michael Campbell, Executive Director of WestWords. Your emcee for the event will be 5 Island
Nov 25
Each Night I Count My Children
After so much pain and suffering, we see at last a glimmer of hope—a plan for peace. Its genesis is marred and murky. It is incomplete. It is shaky. It will not satisfy everyone. It may not last. But it is what we have, and we—all of us—have to make it work. And it will only work if our eyes are opened to the depth and breadth of the suffering of the people of Gaza, and our hearts are opened to our shared humanity. This is the work that this book does. These poems document t
Nov 25
Life observed by an eye that rarely blinks
There is much, much more to our latest release— A Blink of Time’s Eye , from David Adès —than its gorgeous cover. David Adès will be known to many, especially those living in Sydney, as the producer and host of the podcast Poets’ Corner . David’s poems and short stories have been published all over the world. Of this collection, selected from work that David’s fastidious craftsmanship has produced over many years, Damen O’Brien has that “these are poems that should be read
Nov 6
The Ease of Eggs: Nourishment for the Soul
This week, we celebrate the arrival of Benjamin Dodd's third poetry collection, The Ease of Eggs . The world Dodds witnesses and recalls in these tidy, playful lyric poems has a dignity and courtesy and unexpected kindness. And what a various, surprising and surprisingly tender world it is. As Carol Jenkins has written: "This book ... is a cabinet of the eclectic: school observations, the universe at large, men and gender, cinematic culture, science at work. But always we a
Definitely A Woman We Should Listen To
A Woman Talks to Her Tongue speaks of a family, its secrets and silences, unacknowledged griefs and inherited traumas. Written from the point of view of the fifth child in a complex family, the early poems catch and release a few moments in a daughter’s life, from her early childhood to parenthood. The second section of the book is a kind and passionate cry for truth-telling, femininity and creativity, and includes a series of remarkable monologues that examine silence and b
5 Islands Press Welcomes Eight New Poets
Selection of manuscripts from our call for submissions now complete: eight fine new poets added to our 2025 list
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