Well everyone here it is, this is the black & white version, the colour version is to follow soon. http://www.amazon.com/Out-Australia-David-J-Delaney/dp/0615467806/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1314219060&sr=1-2      =========================================               I am in my 50's & now living in wonderful Cairns, far north Queensland, Australia.  A ex-Truckie of 25 years driving our highways & tracks & our beautiful "outback" & 17 of these my wife & myself operated our own furniture removal business, I love writing poetry be it Aussie "bush", general or war, I am a rhyming poet, have tried free verse but found this very hard for me to do. I have now self published 2 volumes of my poetry to which I & several other people consider a great achievement as I only started writing in December 2006 & I have never had any formal education in writing (this often shows in my spelling) in fact I was 15 when I made grade 8 ( this is the 1st year of high school in Australia) I stayed for 3 months, then left for the work force. I suppose my inspiration comes from life in general, memories of my childhood & talking to our ex & present Diggers (Aussie armed forces personel) I have & always will love reading the likes of Henry Lawson, "Banjo" Paterson, C.J.Dennis, Dorothy McKellar, Will Olgilvie among many others.  

The biggest "coop" for me so far would be how proud I was to have a part of my poem "Villers-Bretonneux" read from this years 2008 ANZAC day commemorations in France at the post dawn service breakfast & both my volumes presented to the Victoria school for their library.

Guest performer at the tropical writers festival 31st August 2008.

Top 10 judges choice awards ASA Publishing co. & bookshop & some of my work included in their 2007 anthology.

2nd place, ASA Publishing Co. & bookshop poetry competition 2008.

2 poems selected in top 10 judges choice awards ASA Publishin Co. & bookshop poetry competition 2008.

Australia day 2008 invited to recite 3 of my "bush" poems live on stage.

Numerous local radio & newspaper articles.

5 poet of the month awards from "The creative pen" world wide poetry website.

Poems "drought" & "Six feet tall" submitted & accepted for "The Curious record" magazine publication. www.ozpoeticsociety.com/curiousrecord/

My poem "Storm" to be included in Tropical
writers group anthology for 2008 "Raining on the Sun"

My poem 'A Farmer's Plight' has been awarded a Commended place in the 2008 Gumblossoms competition.