'The "Friendly Street" philosophy is to include poets who acknowledge the diversity of thoughts on modern social issues and the complexities of today's living, scattered among the delights of life. This is a collection of the best of their poetry in 1997.' (Publication summary)
Adelaide Kent Town : Friendly Street Poets Wakefield Press , 1998 pg. 22'The Windmill's Song is a well-grounded convincing evocation of childhood, of a particular past. There is colour, movement, and human interaction, a real sense of life and the details of living. Elaine Barker writes with a relaxed tone and an easy discipline of diction.
'Tess Driver achieves a quiet intimate tone through well-judged silences and understatement. Kite Lady is an atmospheric collection ranging from land to sea yet focused by a deft use of detail and crisp visual images.
'The poems in David Mortimer's Fine Rain Straight Down are intellectually decisive and linguistically playful - aural, ironic and surprising. A good sense of rhythm and timing enhance this richly varying collection.' (Publication summary)