Rhythm and Refrains is a powerful collection of villanelles exploring the depths of human experience - love, loss, war, illness, and survival.
Through raw emotion and lyrical repetition, Brenda Hafey captures moments of heartbreak, resilience, and reflection, giving voice to both darkness and light.
From deeply personal truths to gentle glimpses of everyday joy, these poems move between intensity and comfort inviting readers to cry, to laugh and feel their hearts filled with warmth.
This collection is not just to be read - but to be felt.
Brenda Hafey is an Australian author and poet, known for her children's book series Toby and Tom the Twin Excavators and her book Nan Lost Her Voice.
Her writing explores the depth of human experience alongside the beauty found in everyday moments.
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