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'The older I get, the more I value sincerity and directness. I think it's tragic that "sincere", at least in the context of the arts, seems to have become a euphemism for "naïve", typically trotted out in a pejorative way to suggest "well-meaning but amateurish". What is sincerity, if not simply meaning what you say?' Kona Macphee's poetry is a refreshing change to much of the poetry you might have read in the past, honest, direct and accessible and all in a good way.

Once upon a time, There were two furious Olympian gods, Athena the goddess of war, wisdom, justice, arts and literature; Poseidon, the god of seas, war and horses. Poseidon was the brother of Zeus,...

"Slopped down the time-line / thundered apples and you're hypnotized / Persia boys and all the wives - / and the snow effect is optimized..... (....)"

"You are the proper person / Now, bring forward your chair / and head to the notion that / ast every object..." (......)

"Old women live without eating / leaning back fingernails / on the arms of their rockin' chairs...." (.....)