'The No. 17 Reader is the 1992 selection of the best Friendly Street poems. Here is South Australian poetry full of life and ranging widely, drawn from the monthly readings at the Box Factory. (Publication summary)
Adelaide Kent Town : Friendly Street Poets Wakefield Press , 1993 pg. 19'Cast off deliciously into the night. Delicious, provocative, uncompromising. Anna Brook's poetry speaks powerfully of sensualilty, vulnerability, and of delight in intimate meetings with nature.
'On the threshold we purchase a nip of designer danger. With wit and irony, Jenny Weight flies you beyond the comfort zone into outer space then navigates the way back to urban space. A journey with attitude.
'Your words rattle around me like gravel on a roof. You'll enjoy the sharp, satisfying impact of David Cookson's images as he provides a lively and humorous commentary on people and events. There's sensuality here too; tomatoes never tasted so good.' (Publication summary)