Poets Union
1977 - 2010

Five Bells: Summer 2005- 2006

Traditional Poetic Forms

CONTENTS

Editorial
Letters to the Editors Molly Kennealy; Les wicks; Robert M. Steley, Glen Hooper
Poetic Forms
Black swans and Gymea lilies: An Australian haiku? Lyn Reeves
Tanka: 'The myriad leaves of words' Beverly George
New Trends in Australian Chained Verse Jordie Albiston
No lament for the limerick John S. Batts

Other Articles on Poetry
Getting Started on a Poem Thomas Thorpe

Obituaries
Jenny Boult (MML Bliss) by Fiona McHugh & Tim Thorne
Philip Martin by Kate Llewellyn
Michael Thwaites by Neville Andersen

Regulars
How Poets Work Norm Neill
Youth Report Martin Langford
Regional Report - Shoalhaven Poetry Festival Margaret Bradstock

Subscribers' Poetry Guest Editor: Andrew Burke
Subscribers' Books
David Mortimer, Red in the Morning
Peter Macrow, oil slick sun: haiku
Len Green, Eighty
Amelia Fiellden, Still Swimming

Reviews
Gareth Jenkins, Poetic Media Reviewed by Glen Hooper
Susan Kruss, Calico Ceilings Reviewed by Lorraine Marwood
John Mateer, The Ancient Capital of Images Reviewed by Tim Wright
David Brooks, Walking to Point Clear Reviewed by Kevin Gillam
Blue Giraffe 1 & 2 Reviewed by Margaret Bradstock
Lucy Holt, Stories of Bird, Luis Gonzales Serrana, Cities with Moveable Parts Reviewed by John L. Sheppard
Susan Hampton, The Kindly Ones Reviewed by Jan Dean
Peter Porter (Ed.) The Best Australian Poetry 2005 Reviewed by Jan Dean
Karen Knight, Under the One Granite Roof, Poems for Walt Whitman Reviewed by Laura Shore
Robyn Rowland, Shadows at the Gate Reviewed by Merle Goldsmith
Zan Ross, En Passant Reviewed by Eran Asoulin
Tony Page, Gateway to the Sphinx Reviewed by Tim Metcalf