Good Grief by Coral Carter Poet
Good Grief is the third poetry collection by Perth poet Coral Carter. Published by Mulla Mulla Press in 2026, this powerful new collection explores grief, memory, love, family and the Australian landscape through lyrical, thought-provoking poetry. Good Grief continues Coral Carter’s distinctive voice in contemporary Australian poetry and is an essential collection for readers interested in Australian poets, literary poetry, and Western Australian writing.
Good Grief by Coral Carter Poet is Coral’s third book of poetry. Published by Mulla Mulla Press, 2026. PLUS Postage and Handling:
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Introduction: Good Grief by Coral Carter Poet is Coral's third book of poetry.
Published by Mulla Mulla Press 2026.
Good Grief by Coral Carter Poet
"Coral Carter possesses a rare talent for writing about ordinary lives with extraordinary precision. Her images and language are unmistakeably Australian, evoked with the poet's signature style of humorous honesty. There is nothing of bush-ballad cliché here, yet people who never normally read poetry would recognise themselves in these pages. The poems are salt and vinegar: crisp, sharp, satisfying. There is nothing sentimental in their clear-eyed accounting, yet the work is shot through with surpassing tenderness. The collection is well named. The poems refract the paradox of grief in all its manifestations, including the ironic Aussie saying "good grief". It takes time to discern what is good about grief, just as it takes time to tune in to the spare beauty of desert country. Immerse yourself in these poems and you will learn to do both." Liana Joy Christensen