Reviews

"making the invisible transparent" is an exciting and surprising first book that confronts us with horror and beauty as the world does.

i hear the silence of blue amazement
the thoughtful scream of air
among hunger slavery and war

Agnieszka Niemira's poetic voice draws at times on an idiom which will be unfamiliar to many readers; one that refreshes poetry in English.

Polish is like an old lady who knows how
to live
dangerously and beautifully

And she does so in this collection. The variety of forms is impressive, including haiku, short aphoristic pieces, longer more experimental or abstract work and vivid vignettes that will be instantly recognizable.

When you are not with me
I miss you
When you are with me
I miss myself

The poems spark off each other as well, creating a journey from cover to cover that should not be missed.

Duncan Richardson

The former comfort of a God graced eternity is denied by a claustrophobic modernity - Niemira claims English as 'her new friend' yet a slavic shamanism inhabits her language - gnomic phrases quiver as at the verge of transforming, if not the world itself, then the shadow it casts on our nerves.

Jeffrey Harpeng

Proudly published by Post Pressed

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Extract

fate

the scorching frost engulfs the purity of grass
the sharpness of the water wounds the flowers
the hiding place is transparent

...i try to smile at them   gently...

 

holidaying me on a monday

holidaying me on a monday
the cats purr
along the brisbane river

through unwashed windows
illusions

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