by Kay Gorring | Jan 30, 2022
The Ghosts of Monte Christo Image: Monte Christo Homestead in Junee, New South Wales Monte Christo is said to be the most haunted house in Australia so was a natural choice for me to write. The research into it was absolutely fascinating. THE GHOSTS OF...
by Kay Gorring | Jan 26, 2022
Only One Returned Image: Public Domain – Australian Light Horse This poem was inspired by the story of SANDY, the only horse of some 130,000 sent overseas during WWI to ever return to Australian shores. I tried to keep this story as close to the facts as I...
by Kay Gorring | Jan 26, 2022
More than a Boy Image: Pixabay This poem is a love story of sorts and is based very loosely on a true incident that happened after a friend’s brother took my horse without permission from where it was tied. This story is different, however, and imagines a shy...
by Kay Gorring | Nov 25, 2021
The Harder Road Image: Pixabay Very chuffed to announce that my poem THE HARDER ROAD has gained a Highly Commended at the 2017 Blackened Billy Verse competition in Tamworth. This is the third highly commended for this particular poem with the other two in the...
by Kay Gorring | Nov 13, 2019
Bushfire Image: Pixabay This poem was written at the end of 2019 as the fire season started in Queensland. It was extremely dry and the bush felt like a tinderbox. Everyone was nervous. Then, as I was driving home one afternoon, I saw a thin column of smoke rising in...
