Kathleen Noonan has featured my new book, The First 30 and other poems in her Saturday column – Last Word – in today’s Courier Mail. The article is a celebration of fatherhood, and with my first father’s day just around the corner, it is a huge thrill. While the book will be officially launched later in the year, copies of the book are now available for $16.95 (incl. postage).
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Kathleen quotes generously from the book, but here’s a few more poems to give you a taste:
10th day
step out into my childhood
streets, no trick of shade
or lick of sunlight will keep
their secrets – so many pleasures
I’ve wanted to regret
these are your streets
now, all their firsts
— kisses, cigarettes, fists, heroes —
the ghosts I once knew
waiting in backyards and lounge
rooms to transform you
*
20th day
on the couch we lie
heart to heart, as sleep
buttons you to my chest
and though my body
aches, I dare not move:
this climate we share
so intimate: the slow
synch of heartbeats
as our rivers converge
*
30th day
fireworks that burst
the dark sky, show
their colours so briefly
our love is more
like Sirius, embering —
fierce until the end
Awhhh, that is beautiful, Graham. Now I want to ask my son to write a poem about his children. What a lucky boy you have!
Thanks Laurie. We had a beautiful day together yesterday. Loving every moment of family life!
Congratulations, Graham. Enjoy Fathers’ day #1. In year #1 every day is Father’s Day.
Was an amazing day JDub! Thanks for the well wishes, G
I just love hearing the words of a proud father…congrats on the book!
Thanks Charles… proud I am!
Wonderful! Wonderful! I can’t wait to see the book! Congratulations (and happy Father’s Day!)
Thanks A! Let me know if you want to get your hands on a copy and we can make it happen, G
Yes! Yes! Can I just paypal you??
nice…very cool on collecting the first 30 days in a book…love the cover painting as well
Thanks Claudia, am looking forward to it making its way out into the world.
Looking forward to getting my hands on this – it looks (and sounds) beautiful.
Thanks V, I am so happy with it. Can’t wait to have a launch party, so will keep you posted, G
congrats on the feature, g
yayyy yayyy yayy Graham