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Merewether Street: The Street that Raised Us: Book 1
Merewether Book I - The Street That Raised Us is a sharp, funny, deeply human collection of street poems about the place that made a family, a neighbourhood, and a whole way of living.
These poems bring Merewether Street to life as more than a location. It becomes a living community with its own rules, legends, and fierce kind of love. There are back-fence romances, verandah “parliaments,” small acts of help that saved people’s pride, and characters so real you can hear them laughing before they enter the scene.
At the heart of the book is the street’s greatest Christmas, when the whole road becomes a celebration no one forgets. Bodies moving, strangers joining in, and the year’s weight finally lifted for one night.
Book I is a tribute to the street that raised us and the people who made survival look like joy.
These poems bring Merewether Street to life as more than a location. It becomes a living community with its own rules, legends, and fierce kind of love. There are back-fence romances, verandah “parliaments,” small acts of help that saved people’s pride, and characters so real you can hear them laughing before they enter the scene.
At the heart of the book is the street’s greatest Christmas, when the whole road becomes a celebration no one forgets. Bodies moving, strangers joining in, and the year’s weight finally lifted for one night.
Book I is a tribute to the street that raised us and the people who made survival look like joy.
186 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 7, 2024
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