Not for Heroics – PRE-PUB OFFER

The poems in B.R. Dionysius’s new collection Not for Heroics, centre on the quiet resistance and selfless bravery of ordinary individuals variously caught up in extraordinary events and circumstances of grief, death, suffering and loss. These are people (and animals) who don’t ask to be valorised but who go about their business – not for fame and not for fortune. These free verse poems and sonnets tenderly and sometimes humourously celebrate family, human connection and interrelationship with the natural world – the full significance of what we inherit and what we can gift. From particles accelerating through a human brain to parents saving their children and children sacrificing themselves for the benefit of an ancient community – these are acts done for the greater good of humanity – not for heroics.

B.R. Dionysius is one of Queensland’s most important storytellers, and this masterfully relatable collection adds to his legacy. From memories turned over, to tales of vengeance, justice and subterfuge, these are poems for immersion and pause. Crafted with forensic virtuosity, this collection shrewdly links moments in history and the everyday with some of the most important questions of our time. Not for Heroics is a rich ecosystem of poems and fine showcase of Dionysius’ towering talent.      Vanessa Page

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