A Poetry Archive

he is positioned to catch good light

on his back with one leg held straight

the other bent upwards . . .



In this volume, Frank Prem explores impressions of the world around him, the world that he lives within.



a man in the pub said

there's codfish at Yarrawonga

said that somebody he knew

was catching them . . .



A Poetry Archive revisits Prem's early days as a poet. Volume 2 is the second of two collections written between 1998 - 2003, and continues an exploration that led to the emergence of his distinctive poetic voice.



there's nothing too surprising

in the dry of the dust and dirt

the illusions still dancing

come from the springtime . . .



Wild Arancini Press is delighted to bring you this wonderful journal of a poet's beginnings.