'On this last birthday
the birthday that took you out
of your teenage years
I wanted to write to you
I wanted to resurrect the thread
that stitched us head to head
heart to heart'
Lily Brett's fifth collection of poetry, 'In Her Strapless Dresses', brings to life Carlton laneways, bicycles, family, New York and the author's relationship with her mother. In 'Mud In My Tears', Lily explores her roles as daughter, mother, wife and friend in a family full of love but haunted by the Holocaust. In a language steeped in memories, full of vivid images and dark humour, these poems leave an enduring mark upon the reader.
