Kirjahaku

Justin Lowe was born in Sydney long enough ago now for the sting of briny water to bring a tear to his eye. He lives in the Blue Mountains not too far west with an eye on the clouds he has brushed so often. This is a collection of his verse published internationally over the past 7 years.

An epic poetic narrative set against the backdrop of East Africa in The Great War by the acclaimed Sydney poet Justin Lowe.

Justin Lowe's San Luis is a collection of veils, partly lifted or shifting in the breeze, providing glimpses of things perhaps not fully apprehended, of questions not answered. In poems that are wistful, nostalgic, remembrances, heartaches, Lowe probes a lifetime of the uncertainties of 'this crooked little boy / with his warped view of time, / of belonging, / that never go truly mended.' - David AdesSuch wide-ranging, strange narratives told with an ear for varied subject matter and formal structures. Tightly controlled, evocative and nuanced. An original and distinctive voice. Powerful and moving. In a word - brilliant. - Mark O'FlynnEnter Justin Lowe's San Luis, a lyric psychogeography embodying philosopher Gaston Bachelard's observation that "inhabited space transcends geometrical space". From a childhood spent in Spain to a life lived within the vast Australian landscape, Lowe's poems inhabit temporal, spatial and imaginative realms with a keen, compassionate, finely crafted consciousness. These deeply human poems will find their home in you. - Michele Seminara

When former professor Parker Stowe finds himself as the tie-breaking Senator in an evenly divided bi-partisan room, he makes a decision that will not only affect his family's safety, but will have repercussions throughout the halls and backrooms of Washington and beyond. How far will each party go to try and secure their best interests? And who is the man in the hoodie that seems determined to undermine everything?Almost mirroring current events-but written and conceived of years earlier-The Independent invites us into the private conversations and negotiations of power-centric Washington DC, while examining potentially outdated practices that impact everyone, especially those who have been pulling the strings out of sight.