Cirrus@Austlit

'We are thrilled to have our poetry-loving paws all over the Sunline Press’ collection Cuttlefish: Western Australian Poets filled with over 80 poems by WA poets.

'“… a volume I hope will be read by an eclectic range of readers, offering a glimpse into contemporary poetry and its forms and concerns but also a reading experience guided by the very aesthetic of the book itself. It is a book to be read in a single sitting, or one or two poems savoured in a brief interlude found in the day. It is a small volume, a book that can be carried around, read on a train, a couch, a beach. It is not an anthology that needs to read formally at a desk, nor is it to be read and never picked up again. These are short poems that invite you to go back as many times as possible.” Roland Leach, editor.' (Publication summary)

'In this fine and eclectic collection of short stories, flash fiction and poetry, Roland Leach explores the human condition with humour and heart. These are interior stories that often grapple with the ache and drive for connection, the puzzlement and the fear. With the sublime assuredness of his writing Leach leads the reader deep into the often silent and complex lives of others. Directly and cleanly told, Approaching Zero surprises with arresting images and haunts with profound metaphor. Approaching Zero is funny, quirky, haunting and heartbreaking.' - Julie Watts

''Obliquity embraces fathers and fishing, coastlines and Captain Cook. The imagery is arresting - avocados are "carved omens", beaches "white as hallucination" and closure always nuanced - '"came home everyday with his one trick of / disappearing into light". A collection to be savoured.' - Kevin Gillam'   (Publication summary)