Have a read of my poem ‘Crows Never Forget’ first published in Quadrant Magazine. ‘Crows Never Forget’ is one of the poems in my recently released collection ‘Flat White, One Sugar‘ (Ginninderra Press).
There is a fabulous extensive review by Sean Wayman in this month’s October Quadrant Magazine of my two recent poetry collections, ‘The Cellist a Bellydancer & Other Distractions’ and ‘Flat White, One Sugar ‘.
For example he writes: “… there are still many poets who resist the temptations of narcissistic self-righteousness. Libby Sommer, a prolific Australian writer of fiction and poetry, eschews the moral posturing of the ideologically pure poet to cultivate an aesthetic that is observant, curious and open to experience.”
“… it is the give-and-take between openness and particularity which give her poems their unique charisma.”
“… “‘Transience’, like many of her most beautiful passages, combines sunlight, water, and open expanses of sky:
A luminous, tangerine, and blazing expanse burst out to the left of the blue from the harbour to the city as the western light lowered itself behind concrete high-rises.”
If you’d like to read the full review, Quadrant Magazine is available in newsagents and online. My books can be ordered from Ginninderra Press or from other online booksellers.
Have a read of my poem, ‘Electioneering on the Mall’ first published in Quadrant Magazine. ‘Electioneering on the Mall’ is one of the pieces in my recently released second poetry collection, ‘Flat White, One Sugar‘ (Ginninderra Press}.
Have a read of my poem, “A Refuge” written during the pandemic and first published in Quadrant Magazine. “A Refuge” is one of the poems in my recently released second collection titled “Flat White, One Sugar” (Ginninderra Press).
Have a read of my poem ‘On the Path’ first published in Quadrant Magazine. ‘On the Path’ is one of the poems in my new collection ‘Flat White, One Sugar‘ (Gininnderra Press).
Have a read of my poem “When Will It End?” first published in Quadrant Magazine. I wrote the poem in response to the war in Ukraine. “When Will It End” is one of the poems in my second poetry collection “Flat White, One Sugar” (Ginninderra Press).
I hope you like it.
When Will It End?
The woman is weeping for her husband,
his ashes lined up with the unclaimed
urns at the crematorium.
How could this happen again?
The man is weeping for his dead wife
& unborn child stretchered out from
the bombed maternity hospital.
The woman says, “We had to flee. His ashes
were left behind.”
What use is a city of rubble?
The brother is weeping beside his mother at the grave
of his twin. The brothers had strapped on fatigues,
Have a read of my poem, ‘Transience’ first published in Quadrant Magazine. ‘Transience’ is one of the poems in my second collection titled ‘Flat White, One Sugar‘ (Ginninderra Press).
Have a read of my poem ‘Breaking Out’, first published in the Canberra Times Panorama Arts Section. ‘Breaking Out’ is one of the poems in my recently released second collection titled ‘Flat White, One Sugar‘ (Ginninderra Press).
Have a read of my poem ‘What Happened to the Sun‘ first published in Quadrant Magazine. ‘What Happened to the Sun‘ is one of the poems in my debut poetry collection ‘The Cellist, a Bellydancer & Other Distractions‘ (Ginninderra Press).
Have a read of my poem ‘Words’ first published in Quadrant Magazine. ‘Words’ is part of my second poetry collection ‘Flat White, One Sugar’ (Ginninderra Press) published earlier this year.
Libby Sommer, Author 