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This week, on the Booktrail (link in bio), Rosanna McGlone writes about the places behind six of the poems that she disc...
19/06/2025

This week, on the Booktrail (link in bio), Rosanna McGlone writes about the places behind six of the poems that she discusses with their authors in her exploration of the poetic craft, The Making of a Poem. If you are looking for additional insight into the creation stories of these diverse and superbly crafted poems, a visit to this short read on the Booktrail should definitely be on your to-do list https://www.thebooktrail.com/authorsonlocation/the-making-of-a-poem-in-australia

And if you want to know more to what is being said in the UK about Rosanna’s new book, poet and literary critic Nigel Kent has recently published an excellent review in which he discusses both The Making of a Poem and Rosanna’s earlier book featuring UK poets, The Process of Poetry
https://nigelkentpoet.wordpress.com/2025/05/31/review-of-the-making-of-a-poem-edited-by-rosanna-mcglone

Rosanna McGlone
Mark Tredinnick Poet
Rochford Press/Rochford Street Review


We have had a big year, and we are in the mood to celebrate. We would love you to help us do so. If you are a poet or a...
09/06/2025

We have had a big year, and we are in the mood to celebrate. We would love you to help us do so. If you are a poet or a poetry lover, you are very welcome. If you haven’t bought a poetry book, or even read a poem, in years, you are just as welcome. Poetry, as the man said, is for everyone, and if you are the slightest bit curious about what is happening in contemporary Australian poetry, this is your chance to find out. We have a diverse assembly of twelve excellent poets reading from their own work; live music from a talented and vibrant vocal quartet; a discussion about how poems are made; and—working the Christmas in July theme—the world premiere of new musical setting of two original carols by Mark Tredinnick. All of this in a beautiful heritage building, with a glass of wine and some nibbles and a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. And it will cost you nothing. Why not put it in your diary now—what do you have to lose?

Register now for this free event on the 5 Islands Press website https://www.5islandspress.com



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This is a book that speaks of a family, its secrets and silences, unacknowledged griefs and inherited traumas. Written f...
03/06/2025

This is a book that speaks of a family, its secrets and silences, unacknowledged griefs and inherited traumas. Written from the point of view of the fifth child in a complex family, the early poems catch and release a few moments in a daughter’s life, from her early childhood to parenthood. The second section of the book is a kind and passionate cry for truth-telling, femininity and creativity, and includes a series of remarkable monologues that examine silence and breaking silence in the voices of some women from history.  In part three, the poet leads us deftly through painful discoveries and the loneliness of estrangement, toward her reconnection with ageing parents, and her ongoing battle to forgive—a quest for understanding, acceptance and wisdom.

Alison Gorman's first collection is a bestiary of silences; it is a book of many forms, of eloquence and quiet rage, a book of small ecstasies, long sorrows and longer loves. The poems keep a poet’s secrets and curate her memories as if they were our own, leaving us with a lyric and fragmentary record of a life that learns to transfigure silence to song and sorrow to beauty.

Find out more about this superb book from the catalogue page on our website.

"A Woman Speaks to her Tongue" will be launched at the Red Mill Distillery, Balmain, on 25 June. Come along and hear Alison in conversation with two fabulous poets: Judith Beveridge and Audrey Molloy. Registration is now open (link in bio).

5 Islands Press is now open for submissions from poets interested in being part of our 2026 publication program. We wil...
31/05/2025

5 Islands Press is now open for submissions from poets interested in being part of our 2026 publication program. We will be open for submissions from now until 11:59pm on 14 June 2025 (AEST).

If you have a book-length manuscript we would be delighted to hear from you. We are looking for well-crafted poems that have something insightful to say, and that say it in a way that will move the hearts and minds of intelligent and attentive readers. Please send us a sample of the ten pages from your manuscript that you are happiest with, along with a short note (not more than 500 words) telling us about yourself. (The word count limit does not include a list of any awards that you have received and your publication history, which you should add at the end of the bionote, in the same document).

Submissions should be made using the form available via the Home page of our website (www.5islandspress.com). We will acknowledge receipt of your submission by email as soon as we have downloaded and recorded your sample of poems and bio; we will make every effort to do this within 72 hours of submission. We will inform you whether you have made the shortlist as soon as possible, but we cannot give you a date for this just yet; we need to wait until all submissions are in and we know how many we have to review.






Join us for poetry, jazz, wine, art, photography, and laughter--and a few surprises--when Mark Tredinnick launches Noeli...
29/05/2025

Join us for poetry, jazz, wine, art, photography, and laughter--and a few surprises--when Mark Tredinnick launches Noelia Ramon's delightful, superbly crafted, first collection.

This is a free event and all are welcome, but please register on the 5 Islands Press website (www.5islandspress.com) so that we know how many to cater for.





This is the article that has been waiting for—forever. A plea for civility when we disagree. An acknowledgement of the ...
29/05/2025

This is the article that has been waiting for—forever. A plea for civility when we disagree. An acknowledgement of the important role that poetry has to play in creating the conditions for this. A tribute to the incomparable Wislawa Szymborska. And evidence that poetry can reach a broad audience, and bring joy and hope to it. All in one article. My heart is full. Thank you so much, , for writing this. Thank you, , for publishing it.

The article is subject to copyright, so we can't post it. But you can subscribe (www.themonthly.com.au), or buy a copy of The Monthly at your local bookstore. If you can't afford either of these options, try your local library. Do whatever you have to do, but get hold of a copy and read it.

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This carefully curated event is no ordinary book launch. It is a multi-sensory experience designed to introduce the worl...
22/05/2025

This carefully curated event is no ordinary book launch. It is a multi-sensory experience designed to introduce the world of The Man in the Photograph in a way that mirrors the interplay of verbal and visual components in the book itself.

Born in Spain, Noelia has called Sydney home for many years, and poetry has become her true language. Her poems trace fleeting moments and the quiet beauty of the human experience.  Strangers drift past, their stories unspoken yet deeply known. Moments flicker. Some vanish, others stay. Rich with Noelia’s unmistakable voice—her way of walking, seeing and wondering—this is more than a book to read. It’s a book to feel, to slow down with, to live inside for a while. Meet the book in the perfect setting: the sophisticated but relaxed ambience of the Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf.

This is a free event, and everyone is welcome. But please register for the event on the
5 Islands Press website so that we know how many to cater for.  




This carefully curated event is no ordinary book launch. It is a multi-sensory experience designed to introduce the worl...
21/05/2025

This carefully curated event is no ordinary book launch. It is a multi-sensory experience designed to introduce the world of The Man in the Photograph in a way that mirrors the interplay of verbal and visual components in the book itself.

Born in Spain, Noelia has called Sydney home for many years, and poetry has become her true language. Her poems trace fleeting moments and the quiet beauty of the human experience. Strangers drift past, their stories unspoken yet deeply known. Moments flicker. Some vanish, others stay. Rich with Noelia’s unmistakable voice—her way of walking, seeing and wondering—this is more than a book to read. It’s a book to feel, to slow down with, to live inside for a while. Meet the book in the perfect setting: the sophisticated but relaxed ambience of the Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf.

This is a free event, and everyone is welcome. But please register for the event on the 5 Islands Press website so that we know how many to cater for: https://www.5islandspress.com/event-details/book-launch-the-man-in-the-photograph

Noelia RamĂłn Llanos
Mark Tredinnick Poet
Australian Poetry
Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf
Red Room Poetry
Rochford Press/Rochford Street Review


We are delighted to announce that we will shortly be opening for submissions for our 2026 publication program.  We are l...
18/05/2025

We are delighted to announce that we will shortly be opening for submissions for our 2026 publication program.  We are looking for book-length collections, which typically means a total of around 10,000 words of poetry text.

We will be open for submissions from 31 May 2025 to 14 June 2025.  All submissions must be made electronically, using the form that will be available on our website throughout the submission period.  To begin with, you will be asked to submit a sample of ten pages from your manuscript, together with a short note telling us a little about yourself.  Shortlisted poets will be asked to submit a full manuscript.

More details on the submission procedures will be published here and on our website ahead of the opening date.





It is a big weekend for all lovers of literature in NSW next weekend, with the Sydney Writers Festival in full swing. O...
15/05/2025

It is a big weekend for all lovers of literature in NSW next weekend, with the Sydney Writers Festival in full swing. On the South Coast, 5 Islands Press is delighted to be represented by our Managing Editor, Mark Tredinnick, and Kai Jensen, whose debut collection The Zebra Path of Tree Light we published in March. Each will read a selection of his work in Live and Local, a full and varied afternoon of readings, live streaming sessions and panel discussions that also includes philosopher A C Grayling, journalist Ben McIntyre and crime writer Ian Rankin. Tickets are available from Merrigong (https://merrigong.com.au/shows/sydney-writers-festival-live-and-local-2025).

This month, Sue Lockwood’s superb collection, The Flowering Dark, is getting some of the recognition it so richly deserv...
13/05/2025

This month, Sue Lockwood’s superb collection, The Flowering Dark, is getting some of the recognition it so richly deserves, with reviews from the legendary Geoff Page and that friend of all fine poetry, Maggie Ball. Our thanks to both of them for taking the trouble to review this book, of which we at 5 Islands Press are very proud.

Sue will be reading, together with Joachim Matschoss, at the Eltham Bookshop, on 20 May 2025.
https://elthambookshop.com.au/c/our-author-events

Why not go along? Your choice of the Sue’s book or Joachim’s is included in your ticket for the event, and you can enjoy a drink and a bite to eat in good company. While Sue’s poems work beautifully on the page, a live reading by the poet always adds something that you can’t get reading quietly and in solitude.

If you can’t make it to the event, you can still buy the book—from Eltham Bookstore, Readings Carlton, Gleebooks in Glebe or direct from our online store
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