‘... you’ve scoped me like landscape and I await
the brushstrokes of your breath, the weather of tongues ...’
Winner of the Anne Elder Award (2011 National Literary Awards, Fellowship of Australian Writers) for a first book of poetry published in Australia
Praise for The Weather of Tongues:
'[Webster] has an economy of words with which she creates an evocative personal tapestry. This gives coherence to the book as a whole while still allowing each poem to stand on its own. Language itself is the major theme in this collection, silence is the enemy' Judges' report, 2011 National Literary Awards
'Endlessly surprising and full of delight … a terrific and collectable book' The West Australian
'This is a beautifully crafted volume of work' Kevin Gillam, poet
‘The Weather of Tongues is mature and brilliant, a languid and dangerous collection of poems. It’s a book marked by a deep intelligence, a stirring sensuality and a deftness of poetic touch across a wide array of forms…These poems traffic a rich vernacular contraband of heart and place: longing, exile, love, sex, shorelines, grief, fear, hope and the medicine of the enormous present moment … [This] is a book of linguistic fire.’ Mark Tredinnick, poet, winner of the Montreal Prize (2011), Cardiff Poetry Prize (2012)
The Weather of Tongues is published by Sunline Press and can be purchased from the Sunline Press website
ISBN 978-0-9806802-2-5
the brushstrokes of your breath, the weather of tongues ...’
Winner of the Anne Elder Award (2011 National Literary Awards, Fellowship of Australian Writers) for a first book of poetry published in Australia
Praise for The Weather of Tongues:
'[Webster] has an economy of words with which she creates an evocative personal tapestry. This gives coherence to the book as a whole while still allowing each poem to stand on its own. Language itself is the major theme in this collection, silence is the enemy' Judges' report, 2011 National Literary Awards
'Endlessly surprising and full of delight … a terrific and collectable book' The West Australian
'This is a beautifully crafted volume of work' Kevin Gillam, poet
‘The Weather of Tongues is mature and brilliant, a languid and dangerous collection of poems. It’s a book marked by a deep intelligence, a stirring sensuality and a deftness of poetic touch across a wide array of forms…These poems traffic a rich vernacular contraband of heart and place: longing, exile, love, sex, shorelines, grief, fear, hope and the medicine of the enormous present moment … [This] is a book of linguistic fire.’ Mark Tredinnick, poet, winner of the Montreal Prize (2011), Cardiff Poetry Prize (2012)
The Weather of Tongues is published by Sunline Press and can be purchased from the Sunline Press website
ISBN 978-0-9806802-2-5
Watch an interview with Mags about The Weather of Tongues:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3CkPMpSWVA