This is somewhat late notice (apologies!), but the Canberra launch of Kevin Brophy’s new collection, An Inventory of Longing, will take place tomorrow (Thursday 24 July) at Manning Clark House, 11 Tasmanian Circle, Forrest, ACT at 7pm.
Jen Webb, Distinguished Professor of Creative Practice at the University of Canberra, will launch Kevin’s book, copies of which will be available for purchase on the night. All welcome!
Kevin Brophy’s An Inventory of Longing was launched to a large audience at Brunswick Books, Melbourne on 27 February. Amanda Frances Johnson launched the collection by way of a absorbing conversation with Kevin, who read six poems.
Warm thanks to Kevin, Amanda, and to Ellen Cregan and staff for hosting the launch at Brunswick Books, and to the many who came. Such was the attendance that by the end of the evening all of Kevin’s books had sold. But, if you haven’t yet got a copy, Brunswick Books has restocked, or you can order online from the Whitmore Press titles page, where you’ll also find many previous titles from Whitmore Press heavily discounted.
Today, Thursday 27 February, marks the launch of Kevin Brophy’s new poetry collection, An Inventory of Longing, at 6 pm at Brunswick Bound in Melbourne. All are welcome! Kevin will be in conversation with prize-winning poet Amanda Frances Johnson, but you can also hear Kevin discussing his work in a conversation with David Ades, which is available on YouTube via the link below.
It’s a long and engrossing interview, but you may in particular like to hear Kevin reading from the title poem of his new collection late in the interview – at the 1 hour and 27 minute mark to be precise.
If listening to Kevin inspires you to read his latest, you can order a copy right here – free postage within Australia.
Wishing you happy reading, and listening.
After a long hibernation, Whitmore Press is back with a brilliant, and under the circumstances appropriately titled, collection by Kevin Brophy, An Inventory of Longing.
Kevin is one of Australia’s most loved and admired poets, and his keenly anticipated new collection, with compelling visions of love, bewilderment and grief, and roaming from the streets of Paris to Melbourne and on into the quixotic mind of a cat, will drive these poems far into the heart and psyche of the reader.
The Melbourne launch details:
Brunswick Bound
361 Sydney Road, Brunswick
Thursday 27 February, 6 pm
Kevin will be in discussion with prize-winning poet A. Frances Johnson.
All welcome. Drinks are on us. We’d love to see you there.
Don’t want to wait for the launch? Order online today – free postage within Australia.
We seem to be on repeat with this kind of message, but we’re very sad to hear news of the death of Graeme Kinross-Smith last Friday evening.
Graeme was a wonderful poet, as well a fine writer of fiction and non-fiction, and a marvellous photographer. He was a friend to, and generous supporter of, many other writers, especially young writers, and Whitmore Press was fortunate enough to publish one of his many collections of poetry, Available Light, as well as a selection of his photography in an annual issue of Space: New Writing.
A former college and university teacher, jazz aficionado, lover of tennis and diving, Graeme was a warm and enthusiastic man, full of vitality. He’ll be dearly missed. Our love and thoughts are with Judith and family. Vale GK-S.
Breaking the drought for the first post in a very long time … at Whitmore Press we were saddened to hear news of the passing of the warm, kind, hugely generous Retta Hemensley from the former Collected Works Bookshop, Melbourne.
Retta was at the heart of virtually every CW event – including Whitmore Press launches, among many others over many years. She was as interested in people as she was in poetry. Along with Kris H, she invited everyone in, metaphorically and literally. She will be much missed, and mourned, by devotees of poetry from Melbourne and beyond.
Our love and condolences to Kris.
Vale Retta.
In one of the last events to be held there, Collected Works bookshop was packed out for the 23 October launch of Marion May Campbell’s third body, with Jennifer Harrison delivering a brilliant launch speech, and Marion an enlivening, energetic reading. Thanks to all who attended, and to Kris and Retta for hosting this event and so many others over so many years.
These superb photos come courtesy of Richard Mudford.
For those who couldn’t make the launch, copies of Marion’s book are available on the Whitmore Press titles page.
Marion May Campbell’s third body has landed. The Braque birds are looking beautiful on the cover, thanks to a marvellous design by Deirdre Carmichael.
A reminder that Marion’s book takes flight this coming Tuesday, 6pm at Collected Works, Melbourne. Or, you can order a copy right here –
free postage.
You can peruse our full list of poetry publications from the Whitmore Press titles page.
Happy reading.
Whitmore Press is delighted to announce the launch of third body (featuring Georges Braque lithograph on the cover), a stunning new poetry collection by Marion May Campbell.
The details:
Collected Works bookshop
First Floor, Nicholas Building, 37 Swanston Street, Melbourne
Tuesday 23 October 2018, 6pm for 6.30 start
The wonderful Jennifer Harrison will do the launch honours.
This is one of the final events at the iconic Collected Works before Kris and Retta exit the Nicholas Building for the last time and enter a new phase of their lives.
As always, drinks and snacks are on us. We would love to see you there.
Following its recent shortlisting in the Victoria Premier’s Literary Awards, Eddie Paterson’s redactor has this week been shortlisted in the 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature, John Bray Poetry Award, along with works by Peter Boyle, Pam Brown, Joel Deane, Ali Cobby Eckermann and Antigone Kefala – fine poets all.
Find all shortlists for the 2018 Adelaide awards at http://arts.sa.gov.au/2018-adelaide-festival-awards-literature/
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