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Judy Johnson

A Personal History of Vision by Luke Fischer

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May 2017, no. 391
Geoff Page reviews 'A Personal History of Vision' by Luke Fischer, 'Flute of Milk' by Susan Fealy', and 'Dark Convicts: Ex-slaves on the First Fleet' by Judy Johnson

The UWAP Poetry imprint began in late 2016, and there are already fourteen titles available. To judge from the quality of the three reviewed here, UWAP’s energy and ambition is well-placed ...

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Stone Scar Air Water by Judy Johnson

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October 2013, no. 355
Rose Lucas reviews 'Stone Scar Air Water' by Judy Johnson

Judy Johnson’s sixth collection of poetry brings us a strong range of closely observed, powerful poems. As the title suggests, they are all linked together by elemental themes: the apparent solidity of stone, the persistence of scar tissue, the promises of air, and the complex gifts of water. In their often very ...

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'Swans', a new poem by Judy Johnson

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July–August 2013, no. 353

When the talk is of angels
it’s tempting to think of them on the cold lake

small swan-shaped slivers of ice.               

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The Secret Fate of Mary Watson  by Judy Johnson

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June 2011, no. 332

Mary Watson’s tale begins in Brisbane in the 1870s, when, aged nineteen, she flees an abusive and drunkard father and finds employment as a pianist in a whorehouse in Cooktown run by a Frenchman, Charley Boule. Determined to improve her prospects, she secretly signs on to more lucrative employment: spying on smuggling rackets. It is not clear what is being smuggled – it might be guns – bu ...