Poet Profile

Gavin Austin

Gavin Austin lives in Sydney, Australia and writes fiction, free verse and Japanese form poetry. His work has been published in many Australian journals and anthologies, been broadcast on Australian Community Radio, and has been successful in numerous writing competitions. Gavin's writing has also appeared in literary publications in New Zealand, the United States and the United Kingdom

Awards and Other Honors: Featured poet in the January 2016 edition of cattails.

mackerel sky
the fishing boat tugs  
at its mooring

leaden sky 
the broodmare’s feed bin
heavy with rain

moonless night
depths of darkness 
lapping the pier

winter sunset
a spill of merlot
on the bench

bleak morning
her footprints  
filled with rain

winter moon
alone in a churchyard 
of stone angels

Credits: "mackerel sky" - Kokako 19 (September 2013); still heading out – anthology of Australian & New Zealand haiku (2013); "moonless night" - A Hundred Gourds 3:4 (September 2014); "bleak morning" - The Heron’s Nest XIII:1 (March 2011): "leaden sky" - The Heron’s Nest XVIII:1 (March 2016); "winter sunset" - Kokako 18 April 2013; "winter moon" - Presence 48 June 2013).