Kerry Greer

Australian poet. Widow. Solo mum to my angel, Raph. Venie Holmgren Prize 2021. The Sea Chest out now @RecentPress. Fiction reader @Overland.

[Kerry Greer @Kerry_L_Greer]

@bernardtjoy The Birds by Daphne du Maurier (short story that was the basis for Hitchcock’s film).

[Susan L. Leary @susanlleary]

James Davis May 💙

[aiman @dumbsoftheart]

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[Kerry Greer @Kerry_L_Greer]

My story ‘The Red Sea’ in the latest issue of @WesterlyMag. I was driving home one day in Aug 2022, when I heard a headline about a truck of tomatoes that had overturned (ripe for a poem!) Quite suddenly, the character of Murphy (my real alter ego??) was alive inside my mind.

[Kerry Greer @Kerry_L_Greer]

@AidenHeung @ilya_poet @FourWayBooks Wonderful news, Aidan! I can’t wait to read your book! ❤️🎉❤️

[Kerry Greer @Kerry_L_Greer]

@ninakcullen Thank you so much, Nina! ❤️😁 That’s exactly how I feel!

[Kerry Greer @Kerry_L_Greer]

I’ve been delighted for weeks (and days and hours!) about this news! Thank you to ABR and the judges, and congrats to the other shortlisted writers! ❤️😁❤️

‘First Snow’ explores early motherhood in the midst of a less-than-ideal relationship.

https://t.co/AkT4qPu6pb

[Australian Book Review @AustBookReview]

The 2024 Jolley Prize Shortlist is here!

ABR congratulates @Kerry_L_Greer, Shelley Stenhouse, and Jill Van Epps for making the shortlist.

The winner will be announced Thursday, 15 August at @Gleebooks, Sydney.

[Poetry Daily @Poetry_Daily]

Today's Featured Poem:

"Handfuls" by @huaxixyz, from the Summer 2024 Issue of @yalereview.

Read here:
https://t.co/NDhtY3NUmY

[Kerry Greer @Kerry_L_Greer]

@bethspen Thank you so much, Beth! ❤️😁

[Kerry Greer @Kerry_L_Greer]

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[Australian Book Review @AustBookReview]

@Kerry_L_Greer is an Irish-Australian poet and writer. Kerry was shortlisted for the Calibre Essay Prize. Her début poetry collection, The Sea Chest, was published by Recent Work Press in 2023.

She is the author of 'First Snow'. Read it below:
https://t.co/9YSTF4vmjq

[Kerry Greer @Kerry_L_Greer]

@mikaelakristin Thank you so much, Kristin! ❤️

[Kerry Greer @Kerry_L_Greer]

@StuartABarnes @AustBookReview Thank you so much, Stu! I hope you like the story. So much of it is really about my love for Raphael. ❤️❤️❤️

[Grady Chambers @gradychambers87]

I am truly thrilled to have this poem appear with @TheAtlantic. It's about my mom's garden, the first pandemic summer, a sad and scary time on a number of different levels.

My great thanks to editor @fhill_official✨

https://t.co/89pDV0u5Tt for the full poem

[Kerry Greer @Kerry_L_Greer]

This review is an education in itself (and prompted me to purchase the book). ❤️

[Australian Book Review @AustBookReview]

'This masterly collection by one of our most important writers deserves to be celebrated.'

John Hawke on 'The Other Side of Daylight' by David Brooks | @UQPbooks

https://t.co/mVmvU7DajB

[Kerry Greer @Kerry_L_Greer]

@AidenHeung @kenyonreview Brilliant news, Aiden! Your poems will be right at home. ❤️🎉❤️🎉❤️

[Kerry Greer @Kerry_L_Greer]

@EmilieCollyer @islandmagtas Absolutely fantastic news, Emilie! I know your poem will be stellar—can't wait to read it and the others! Well-deserved recognition for you, Yasmin, and Helen. ❤️❤️

[Kerry Greer @Kerry_L_Greer]

I’m over-the-moon to have a poem on this shortlist, and in such lovely company! Congratulations to the other shortlisted poets (including a few beloved friends). I look forward to reading your poems in the March issue of @islandmagtas. ❤️❤️

[Kerry Greer @Kerry_L_Greer]

@FelicPlunkett @StuartABarnes Aww. 🥰❤️❤️❤️🥰 Love all around!

[Kerry Greer @Kerry_L_Greer]

My poem 'Fragments,' which was shortlisted for the 2023 Newcastle Poetry Prize, and which features in the prize anthology published by @hunter_writers. The anthology is a gift to read—especially for Kevin Smith's winning poem, The Crossing. ❤️❤️

[Kerry Greer @Kerry_L_Greer]

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[Scott-Patrick Mitchell @spmpoet]

TOMORROW! This book is remarkable. So honoured to be launching it. See you at Rabble from 6pm

[Kerry Greer @Kerry_L_Greer]

@spmpoet ❤️❤️❤️ Thank you so much for being an integral part of my book launch, SPM!