Poems

Acknowledgements

Some of these poems have been previously published in After a War any war (Kardoorair Press, 2002), Antipodes, The Best Australian Poems 2004, ed. Les Murray (Black Inc), The Best Australian Poems 2005, ed. Les Murray (Black Inc), The Best Australian Poems 2006, ed. Dorothy Porter (Black Inc), Kadmos Paris Review, Quadrant, Salt, Siglo, Ulitarra, Voices in a Café. And acknowledgements especially to John Leonard, who understands this craft.

I owe a debt of gratitude to my mother and step-father, and my sons Larry and Bobby, for their support and inspiration over the years, and to my wife, to whom this book is dedicated.

For Caroline