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.

Author bio HERE

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

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