Cirrus@Austlit

'What happens when people are called to follow new and unusual tracks, whether physical or in the mind? The secrets and motives behind the story are what interests Lee Knowles.

Invaders of the Heart takes us to such diverse destinations as the Abrolhos Islands of WA, a coal mining region, the Hunter, NSW, and a remote New Zealand tidal river valley. Whatever the direction and there are many, this poetry looks at paths of human endeavour and its traps.' (Publisher's blurb')

'The Fremantle Press Anthology of Western Australian Poetry is a comprehensive survey of the state’s poets from the 19th century to today.

'Featuring work from 128 poets, and accompanied by biographical notes and an introductory essay by editors John Kinsella and Tracy Ryan, this watershed anthology brings together the poems that have contributed to and defined the way that Western Australians see themselves.' (Publication summary)