Best of Australian Poems 2021

Best of Australian Poems 2021The act of writing is an aural event. Ania Walwicz (19512020) Best of Australian Poems is a new annual anthology collecting previously published and unpublished poems to create a poetic snapshot of the year that was. Capturing the richness and diversity of Australian poetry, across a timeframe of 1 July 2020 30 June 2021, the series will explore how poetic responses to the contemporary moment develop with each passing year. The book opens with an

also provocative at times

The Best of Australian Poems (BoAP) series is published by Australia’s national poetry organisation

the latter who supports our publications program as it is linked to our many literary festival events

and a essay collection called Personal Score

alongside another 60 poets co selected by Peter Boyle and Rae White

Jacinta also curates here our ongoing new section

The book opens with introduction by its 2024 editors

curated by AP

Guest edited by Lucy Dougan and Michelle Cahill

Cover artwork by Bella Li

and Beveridge have extensive experience as poetry teachers

‘All poetry is story telling – an exchange between writer and reader – a meeting place – an invitation to another’s experience