Poems By Lily Brett
Brett, Lily

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On this last birthday
the birthday that took you out
of your teenage years
I wanted to write to you

I wanted to resurrect the thread
that stitched us head to head
heart to heart

Lily Brett's fifth collection of poetry, "In Her Strapless Dresses", brings to life Carlton laneways, bicycles, family, New York and the author's relationship with her mother. In "Mud in My Tears", Lily explores her roles as daughter, mother, wife and friend in a family full of love but haunted by the Holocaust. In a language steeped in memories, full of vivid images and dark humour, these poems leave an enduring mark upon the reader.

Author Information

Lily Brett was born in Germany and came to Melbourne with her parents in 1948. Her first book, "The Auschwitz Poems", won the 1987 Victorian Premier's Award for poetry and both her fiction and poetry have won other major prizes, including the 1995 NSW Premier's Award for Fiction for "Just Like That". Lily Brett is married to the Australian painter David Rankin. They live in New York.