Fremantle Shipping News is pleased to bring you The Wednesday Poem.
In this feature we post poems by Freo and Freo-connected poets and those who may not call themselves poets but love writing poetry or having a go!
Today, we are pleased to bring you No Poem for Parents (after a mass shooting) by Rachael Petridis.
Rachael Petridis is a Western Australian poet. Her collection Sundecked (Australian Poetry Centre, 2010) was commended in the Anne Elder Award. Her poem Night Beach was selected by UWA Music Department to be set to music; one of the composers was awarded The Ransom Prize. Rachael’s second collection, Horse on a Roof, was published 2020, by Sunline Press
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