When Australian poetry soars to new heights, its usually because poets open up to the whole place . . . they take risks and write from the core of our culture. - ROBERT ADAMSON By turns playful and topical, intimate and engaged, this vibrant collection gathers voices from all across the country - from cities and coastal towns to the very heart of our deserts.- Selected by award-winning poet Robert Adamson, it introduces emerging writers alongside our most renowned poets and ranges confidently across subjects and genres.- It features short lyrics, satires, love and landscape poems as well as ballads, songs, even spoken word performances, and includes many new, yet-to-be published works.- This exciting collection presents Australian poetry at its finest and most diverse.