Home Town Burial

"even as my fist
collided with the bone
of his cheek I knew
it wouldn't end there."

Home Town Burial is a collection of poetry which triumphs over emotional and physical adversity.

Born into a working class family who lived poorly, poet Martin R. Johnson joined the RAN as a 15-year-old 'boy recruit' in 1966. Discharged for medical reasons, he got a job as a factory worker in 1971.

The next 15 years were fraught with emotional and physical hardship, yet throughout this time his sense of humour and optimism has prevailed.

These poems will inspire others to take heart.

- Danielle Blewett, The Examiner