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Pardalote Press

Pardalote Press is an independent publisher specialising in poetry. Since its first title, a chapbook by Eric Beach in 2000 (Red Heart My country), Pardalote has made the work of many prize-winning, established and emerging writers available to readers. Though essentially a Tasmanian publisher, the many authors it has published in its collections and anthologies come from across the country. Pardalote also supports individual poets and small presses through hosting and selling a selection of other titles through its website.

‘arguably the finest publisher today of quality, contemporary Tasmanian literature’ – Ralph Wessman, Famous Reporter

Pre-launch special!: 20% off Waiting for the Owl: poems and songs from ancient China until 10th February 2010. RRP $29.95 Special price: $23.95 includes postage within Australia.

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Waiting for the Owl: poems and songs from ancient China
Ian Johnston (translator)

$23.95

Waiting for the Owl: poems and songs from ancient China translated by Ian Johnston. Poems by Chinese rulers, officials, statesmen, soldiers, concubines, recluses and hard-drinking iconoclasts...

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Watching pilgrims watching me: haiku from Shangri-la Deqen Tibetan Region
Jodie Hawthorne

$15.00

'a journey of discovery of Tibetan hearts, landscape and culture.'

'Hawthorne's Watching Pilgrims Watching Me is a book of gentle grace' - Christopher Bantick, Sunday Tasmanian.

Breathtaking...

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Measuring the Depth
Graham Nunn

$18.50

The haiku and haibun in Measuring the Depth reflect a vibrant engagement with life. The exhilaration of a deep sea fishing trip, the beauty of a Balinese village, the streets of Brisbane on a...

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Oil Slick Sun
Peter Macrow

$15.00

'Peter's poems have a soft resonance of resignation, a quiet recognition of the beauty of things past, and pointing to the aesthetics of death in a secularly spiritual way, which perhaps the...

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Postcards from the Asylum
Karen Knight

$23.95

Karen Knight's poetry is deceptive, disarming: from somewhere behind the muted music of a line, the delicate web of imagery, when you least expect it, comes the blare of a wake-up call.

Postcards...

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So Much Light
James Charlton

$23.95

James Charlton's poetry is both visionary and anchored in the dailiness of life. He networks the finite and the infinite, enhancing our understanding and respect for both. - Bruce Dawe

Sensuality...

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Handfeeding the Crocodile
Gina Mercer

$20.00

A powerful and substantial collection by award-winning writer Gina Mercer, confirms her status as an eloquent and nationally significant poet. Mercer explores, with her trademark sensuality, the...

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Watersmeet: haiku
Watersmeet haiku group

$15.00

'The haiku in this collection are like shot silk, lined with ever-shifting gauze. There are no weak haiku in the book. Every page, every poem, offers marvels of observation. The language sings...

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Singing of Scented Grass: verses from the Chinese
Ian Johnston (translator)

$24.95

Singing of Scented Grass, with its timeless poetry from ancient China, bridges the gap across centuries and cultures with its longing for the simplicity of the Way. These beautiful translations of ...

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Walking the Tideline
Lyn Reeves

$16.00

'a long awaited first collection from Lyn Reeves does not disappoint. Her gentleness, perception and understanding of her environment, which we have seen evidence of in her editing for Famous...