Poems on this site:

• Wildflower Blue
• pardon my french
• Five minutes of not feeling depressed

Edith Speers

Born in Canada, Edith Speers studied biochemistry before moving to Australia in 1974. She's a poet, teacher, editor and publisher, and manages Esperance Press, located in Dover, Tasmania. In 2001 was selected as a recipient of the Centenary Medal for community service, offered in conjunction with Australia’s Centenary (1901-2001) celebrations.

Books by Edith Speers

• By Way of a Vessel 1986
• Four Quarters, Esperance Press 2001

Speers co-edited the anthology A Writer's Tasmania (Esperance Press, 2000) which showcases stories about Tasmania by Tasmanians writing about their personal experiences on the 'remote and beautiful island'.