Swallow
In Swallow, words move through space like actors crossing a bare stage. Claire Potter's debut collection of poetry offers a dramatic synergy between observation and feeling, set within the haunting shadows of the swallow's migratory absence/presence.
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Prizes
Shortlisted for the Victorian Premiers’ CJ Dennis Award for Poetry 2011
Shortlisted for the Michael Wesley Wright for Poetry 2011
Shortlisted for Judith Wright Award for Poetry 2011
Shortlisted for NSW Premier’s Kenneth Slessor Poetry Award 2012
Reviews
Phillip Ellis reviews Swallow by Claire Potter - Mascara Literary Review, 2011
Sandra Burr reviews Swallow - TEXT: Vol 15, No 1, April 2011
Ali Alizadeh Reviews Maria Takolander and Claire Potter - Cordite Poetry Review: 30 May 2011
Publishing Date: 2010
ISBN: 9780734041593