Kristin Martin Kristin Martin i(A139442 works by)
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon Banjo Frog's Concert Spectacular Kristin Martin , Bianca Richardson (illustrator), Mile End : Wakefield Press , 2024 27285137 2024 single work picture book children's 'Easter Bilby is excited to join his friends for Banjo Frog's Concert Spectacular. But something's wrong.Can Easter Bilby help his friends and save the concert?' (Publication summary)
1 A Tree's Despair i "When noxious vapours dance upon the air,", Kristin Martin , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: I Protest! Poems of Dissent 2020; (p. 71)
1 Aloof i "With her head in the clouds", Kristin Martin , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Mountain Secrets 2019; (p. 178)
1 y separately published work icon To Rhyme or Not to Rhyme? Kristin Martin , Adelaide : Glimmer Press , 2019 15443555 2019 selected work poetry

'Acclaimed South Australian children’s poet Kristin Martin and artist and illustrator Joanne Knott have teamed up in To Rhyme or Not to Rhyme?, a stunning collection of  children’s poetry with a focus on the natural world.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 In the Wilds of My Mind i "Forests reach into the sky", Kristin Martin , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Wild 2018; (p. 51)
1 Capture i "On our mid-morning beach walk", Kristin Martin , 2017 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , April May vol. 25 no. 3 2017; (p. 3)
1 y separately published work icon Paint the Sky Kristin Martin , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2017 10624796 2017 selected work poetry

'‘Capturing life’s seasons – birth to death and everything in between – and juxtaposing this with the earth’s seasons and the rhythms of insomnia, Kristin Martin uncovers what it means to be alive and connected to our world. Full of humour, warmth and heart, Paint the Sky is a poetry collection that will enchant, awaken and move.’ – Lynette Washington

‘Kristin Martin reminds us that rare moments between perfectly ordinary people are precious gems – and lovingly holds them up to the sunlight. With a potpourri of forms from sonnets, through villanelles to concrete poems, this collection celebrates the entire palette of life: “the occasional click of Lego”, the catch of the day after a family cricket match when the blue gum “had caught the moon/ and was holding it triumphantly/ in the crook of a branch”, “while the kites/ with an exultant whistle/…escape into the corner of the sky”. These poems are a panoply of emotions covering themes as wide as falling in (and out) of love, homelessness, insomnia, dealing with grief and even metapoetics with the memorable line: “my mind wades through the words I have become”. – Rob Walker

‘Kristin paints the sky with images of emotional reflections with hues of love in all its warmth and grief as found in relationships starting, ending or continuing in life or death. Her poetry connects between the earth and sky, writer and reader, past and present permitting a sacred space of sharing of memories and emotion.’ – Lilliana Rose (Publication summary)

1 You Think i "You think you're doing fine", Kristin Martin , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , September vol. 22 no. 8 2014; (p. 10)
1 It's Work i "The small boy leaves her side", Kristin Martin , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , August vol. 22 no. 7 2014; (p. 6)
1 The Dingo's Bed i "She's stretch out on her rock-hard bed", Kristin Martin , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , March vol. 22 no. 2 2014; (p. 14)
1 Today i "I thought I saw you today", Kristin Martin , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , March vol. 22 no. 2 2014; (p. 9)
1 Mixed Feelings Kristin Martin , 2014 single work prose
— Appears in: Page Seventeen , no. 11 2014; (p. 51-52)
1 Whistling Kites i "a collection of kites", Kristin Martin , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: Friendly Street Poetry Reader : Thirty-Eight : The Infinite Dirt 2014; (p. 20)
1 The Night before Her Funeral i "The storm pulled", Kristin Martin , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , April vol. 21 no. 3 2013; (p. 2)
1 Mary at 96 i "She grew up in another time", Kristin Martin , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , October vol. 21 no. 8 2013; (p. 7)
1 Tide i "Their arms entwined in new-found bliss", Kristin Martin , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , October vol. 21 no. 8 2013; (p. 4)
1 His Lament i "His lament is my desire", Kristin Martin , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , September vol. 21 no. 7 2013; (p. 12)
1 After i "The day had been nicer than she expected -", Kristin Martin , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Patterns of Living 2013; (p. 83)
1 Wading i "On lonely nights I wait for sleep to come", Kristin Martin , 2012 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poetrix , May no. 38 2012; (p. 3)
1 Time and Space i "Vein-streaked hands", Kristin Martin , 2012 single work poetry
— Appears in: Friendly Street Poetry Reader : Flying Kites 2012; (p. 83-84)
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