Friends, a quiet note to say my first poetry collection is now out in the world.
The Weight of Lost Things gathers the red-dust roads, dogs, and crows that have followed me for years and sets them loose on the page.
If youโd like to read along, you can find the book here:
๐ The Weight of Lost Things โ Amazon AU
Thanks for walking this road with me.
โ Ryan
Set against the dry pulse of the Australian outback, these poems chart the fractured terrain of boyhood, brutality, young love, and the loyalty of dogs. Fathers vanish, mothers soften, dogs die, and the land never forgives. With language as lean as the paddocks it describes, this book explores what gets buried, what remains unspoken, and the quiet ache of staying when there’s nowhere left to go.

Congratulations Ryan!
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Thanks so much, Winifred. Very exciting ๐
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Congratulations ๐
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Thank you ๐
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have you shared one of your Aussie poems with us, Ryan? I am an Aussie —
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Hi, John. Thereโs a few of us scattered through WordPress. Iโm in Victoria. You? Thereโs lots of Aussie-flavored poems throughout my blog. Drought Town is one that springs to mind immediately. I havenโt been as active posting lately as my energy has been going into this book and a couple of others soon to be released, so you may not have seen any Aussie poems posted. But you wonโt have to dig too deep! Thank you ๐
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ahh thank s Ryan. yes, I’m a South Aussie. I live in Adelaide ; I think I;ve read ‘Drought Town’ and commented —
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I love SA. Glenelg is one of the best places Iโve ever been. Iโll let the book post sit for a day or two, then Iโll post a poem from it here. Iโll make sure itโs a Aussie one ๐
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thanks Ryan; look forward to it ๐
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Congratulations, Ryan…the cover looks lovely…wish you the very best with it!!!
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Thank you, Rajani. Very excited ๐
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Congratulations!
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Thank you ๐
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Got my copy and Iโm about a third of the way with an initial read. Dynamite collection, Ryan! Congratulations!
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Youโre the best, Sarah. Thank you for reading and for all your help along the way ๐
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