Heather Cameron
Heather Cameron is a poet with a particular interest in autopathography and elegy. Her work as a healthcare professional as well as her experiences with cancer has led her to write poetry exploring a wide range of themes centred around loss and grief. She completed a collection of poetry as part of her creative arts PhD at Deakin University, Victoria, Australia in 2021. Her published work includes "A Random Caller - Cancer Poetry" Ginninderra Press, South Australia, 2023. Heather has lived on the coast in Victoria, Australia for nearly the same number of decades that she lived in her birth country of Aotearoa, New Zealand. Her career has spanned 35 years in the healthcare and education sectors in both countries. She currently lives with her son and two cats, who despite not earning an income, are in charge of the household.
“Love stories,” “It has been so long,” and “Saying goodbye”
The laughter you hear, deep within the interior of the house,
Where the old couple from Italy, have lived for fifty years.
Or the glimpse of the treasured grandson across the road,
Laughing as his cousin chases him with the garden hose.
Where the old couple from Italy, have lived for fifty years.
Or the glimpse of the treasured grandson across the road,
Laughing as his cousin chases him with the garden hose.
Poetry
Issue 84, June 2024
Issues Archive
“Cancer,” “Where It Starts” and “Anatomy of Disaster”
The life lived in the body
Was the blood, warm in the veins.
White halos of icy breath,
Frost caught in the sportsground lights.
How you ran and played hard for the team.
Was the blood, warm in the veins.
White halos of icy breath,
Frost caught in the sportsground lights.
How you ran and played hard for the team.
Poetry
Issue 54, October 2021
Issues Archive
Heather Cameron
Heather Cameron is a poet with a particular interest in autopathography and elegy. Her work as a healthcare professional as well as her experiences with cancer has led her to write poetry exploring a wide range of themes centred around loss and grief. She completed a collection of poetry as part of her creative arts PhD at Deakin University, Victoria, Australia in 2021. Her published work includes "A Random Caller - Cancer Poetry" Ginninderra Press, South Australia, 2023. Heather has lived on the coast in Victoria, Australia for nearly the same number of decades that she lived in her birth country of Aotearoa, New Zealand. Her career has spanned 35 years in the healthcare and education sectors in both countries. She currently lives with her son and two cats, who despite not earning an income, are in charge of the household.
“Love stories,” “It has been so long,” and “Saying goodbye”
The laughter you hear, deep within the interior of the house,
Where the old couple from Italy, have lived for fifty years.
Or the glimpse of the treasured grandson across the road,
Laughing as his cousin chases him with the garden hose.
Where the old couple from Italy, have lived for fifty years.
Or the glimpse of the treasured grandson across the road,
Laughing as his cousin chases him with the garden hose.
Poetry
Issue 84, June 2024
Issues Archive
“Cancer,” “Where It Starts” and “Anatomy of Disaster”
The life lived in the body
Was the blood, warm in the veins.
White halos of icy breath,
Frost caught in the sportsground lights.
How you ran and played hard for the team.
Was the blood, warm in the veins.
White halos of icy breath,
Frost caught in the sportsground lights.
How you ran and played hard for the team.
Poetry
Issue 54, October 2021
Issues Archive