Holiday Reading endorsed by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese- ‘The End of the Line by Rae Desmond Jones’

It’s not often that you can read poetry endorsed by a Prime Minister, but now you can – and for a special holiday price!

The End of the Line by Rae Desmond Jones Rochford Press 2019 – for a limited time only $10 plus postage.

The End of the Line is Rae Desmond Jones’ final collection of poetry. Rae worked on this manuscript during the last year of his life and it’s publication is a fitting tribute to a great poet. As well as being on of Australia’s leading poets Rae was also a progressive mayor of Ashfield and fought hard to save the inner Sydney suburb of Sydney of Summer Hill from overdevelopment.

On reading the manuscript of Rae’s final collection Anthony Albanese commented:

“Rae Jones was one of the great characters of the Inner West. His commitment to safeguarding the built environment led him from being an activist to becoming Mayor of Ashfield Council. Rae’s poetry reflects the eclectic and progressive nature of the community where he lived, as well as his passion for politics. It canvasses a range of topics including family, friendships, history and the state of the world”.

Anthony Albanese

Now you can take advantage of Rochford Cottage Bookshop’s end of year sale and get your copy of The End of the Line for only $10 plus postage and judge Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s poetic taste for yourself.

El Asombrado by Les Wicks now available on the Rochford Press Issuu ebook site

Rochford Press originally published El Asombrado by Les Wicks back in 2015. It was first published as a stand-alone website but after 5 years we are migrating the publication to a readable eBook on the Issuu platform. Accessing El Asombrado will cost $4.99 which will allow you to read the collection on your computer, tablet, phone or other supported device. It will also allow you to download a pdf version to read in your eBook reader of choice.

El Asombrado was Les Wicks 12th book. The title loosely translates to “He Who Watches and is Amazed” The book is a selection of work from over the past 15 years up until 2015  presented in both Spanish & English. The translator, Colombian G. Leogena is a master of the art.

Rochford Press will be trialing the use of the Issuu platform to provide inexpensive access to out of print titles as well as the publication of stand-alone collections, exhibition catalogues and anthologies.

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