I’m very happy to see 4 of my poems in “The Weekly Avocet” a Journal of Nature Poetry in the U.S. My poems “Attached”, “Are We”, “Black Birds” and “Amber Puppy” are in the winter issue #685 January 18, 2026. International publication. Woo hoo.
I love reading and writing poetry. I used to write mostly prose, but now I find poetry to be far more rewarding. Finding those small everyday moments and turning them into a poem. Very gratifying. What about you?
Copyright 2026 Libby Sommer
I received this beautiful certificate from the Fellowship of Australian Writers Western Australia congratulating me on winning Commended in the 2025 Tom Collins Poetry Prize for my poem “Life Can”. Many thanks to Susan Cullen, President FAW WA.
“Life Can” is one of the pieces in my new collection “The Rub of Urban Life” to be published by Five Islands Press in 2027.
Happy daze.
Your silence
is a closed door.
Some people
would kiss a house full of frogs
rather than knock to come in.
When a parakeet sits quietly
twittering to himself
or grinding his beak,
he is happy and content.
A parakeet does not like
living alone though,
does not thrive if he is.
What about you?
Or could we move to
a different room,
one in which the door is left open,
perhaps?
Copyright Libby Sommer 2025
Sydney’s Libby Sommer worked in film and TV production at ABC Television for some years prior to starting her own public relations business. Her poetry, short stories and non-fiction have appeared in literary journals and other publications in Australia and overseas. She is also the author of a number of poetry collections, and novels. More about Libby and her writing can be found at her website, and her appearance in last week’s Poet’s Corner can be read here.
Libby Sommer, Author 