June 2025
Selectors: Coral Carter, Rose van Son, Barry Sanbrook, Gary De Piazzi
Contributors:
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this kiss …
scent of lilac
in the rain
snow flurries
in the streetlight
a ragged stray
Rowan Beckett Minor
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music box …
the perpetual pirouette
of a ballerina
Gwen Bitti
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waiting
for the kettle
currawong whistle
Sabrina Blom
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dappled lake
two dozen infants on wheels
a slow-motion race
Mar Bucknell
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battlefield
a bullet shreds
the poppy blossom
Pitt Büerken
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city high rise
a bird call echoes
from canyon walls
aged care—
each day crossed off
my father’s calendar
Rohan Buettel
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blue flash
through the sagebrush—
a memory of feathers
opening
the long-sealed suitcase
a scent of the sea
Alanna C. Burke
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city night—
white moths tango
over the trash
Sondra J. Byrnes
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geminids
unexpected thoughts
falling out of the sky
john paul caponigro
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the drifting scents
of every nation—
church supper
moonlight—
an invitation
to slow dance
Anne Curran
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slapping
those we hear
mosquitos
Maya Daneva
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wildflower walk
stepping between
green and yellow
goldfields—
all that remains
is rust
an old lift
that won’t work
my legs
Gary Colombo De Piazzi
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before the golf course wheat fields
distant thunder
the crows choose
another branch
Bill Fay
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the loud hiss
of an inflatable swan
deflated toddler
night market
the curried scent
of sea breeze
low tide
beachcombing in
the reflections of clouds
Louise Hopewell
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living room
autumn leaves
in a frame
Govind Joshi
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for a fleeting moment
a pair
of glossy black cockatoos
vibrating in a chorus …
the needles
of a beach pine
Thomas Landgraf
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Christmas morning
poinsettia
on Mum’s grave
lunch break the bold line of her pregnancy test
Michael Leach
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a squabble of gulls—
in the tide wrack
two perfect shells
John Low
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autumn leaves
my steps slow
Mardi May
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mum’s china pattern
on a Vinnie’s shelf
hard autumn rain
leaf litter
all the shades
of a sunset
falling open
to birthday cakes
mother’s cook book
how long do we have?
—one yellow leaf
spinning in sunlight
Marietta McGregor
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our fortieth …
would it still matter
if I were wrong
Jo McInerney
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bushfire nears—
animals set free
but I wait
Rob McKinnon
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eyes closed
a grass blade tickles
my bare leg
Leanne Mumford
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before and after
the leaf blowers
fallen leaves
Joshua St. Claire
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harsh desert
yet suddenly
a tiny flower
hot English
the sun
on my plate
Barry Sanbrook
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googly eyes
on bicycle helmets
magpie alert
Thomas Smith
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street piano
the pigeon pecks
a few notes
off-grid cabin
we undo the mischief
of mice
leaf shadow
a ladybug loses
one spot
Debbie Strange
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morning fog
the heron’s reflection
ripples away
city park
children’s laughter
scatters pigeons
Veronica Tucker
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