Friday, December 21, 2007

quickSilver Book Launch

Today was our Christmas break-up party, combined with the launch of quickSilver: poems & images by c brandt. That's Carol, whose poem 'Braided' appears in an earlier post.


Cover art © Carol Brandt 2007

Published by Mad Jock Publishers of Liverpool, England, the book is beautifully produced and contains not only a good selection of Carol's poems but also her lovely graphics, including the cover art. It's available from the publishers through their website. The website price is £9.99 ($AU25 including postage) OR people in Australia can get it from the author for $AU15 including postage by emailing carolb@froggy.com.au

Here's one of my personal favourites from the book:

THE NOT HEARD










Maybe those beyond this sphe
re
Perhaps with supersonic ear can
Hear a moment on the fly
Sigh of lashes fringing eye
Single drop of falling rain
Never marking window pane
Bud that breaks
Unfurling flower
Sliding of the silken hour
Cloud eclipsing deep night star
Light-wave streaming from afar
Saturn's silver swirling ring
No-one hears the salmon sing
Deaf to season of a heart that
Cracks and tears itself apart
Cracks and breaks with quiet art

Silent season of the heart

Text and image © Carol Brandt 2007

1 comments:

Jeff said...

I own this book by Carol. I love her, I love her work. She is a good friend an excellent writer and artist. Cheers, Jeff www.thejeffhowe.com