Published in Overland Issue 211 Winter 2013 · Uncategorized The shearwaters Jules Leigh Koch the break and enter of a flock of shearwaters migrating across a frozen cube of air the size of a small ocean flying through one vacant block of winter upon another their wings tearing strips of wallpaper from the sky changing the night to day then back again piercing the universe they make an arrow head before reshaping themselves into a long tideline like a driftnet to fish for stars Jules Leigh Koch Jules Leigh Koch is an Adelaide-based poet. More by Jules Leigh Koch › Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places. If you like this piece, or support Overland’s work in general, please subscribe or donate. Related articles & Essays 5 June 20265 June 2026 · Friday Fiction Hobo portraits: Treadly Tim & the falling star Patrick Holland We crossed the half-buried railway line and the crazy man known as Treadly Tim turned a corner around the van park on Simeon Street and came toward us on his Malvern Star bicycle. 3 June 20263 June 2026 · Reviews The past in the object: Vanessa Berry’s Calendar Courtney Powell In her latest book, Calendar, Vanessa Berry explores the relationships that are formed between people and material culture, both fleeting and sentimental, and how they can come to represent us.
