Almanac Poetry: Jubilee Lake
Landscape with a Lake, by Erik Werenskiold, 1895. Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia. [Wikimedia Commons.]
Jubilee Lake
How deep is Jubilee Lake?
What does the blue darkness conceal?
Will reeds on the bottom
clutch at my limbs
when I dive into its mystery?
Will I flail into oblivion?
Asphyxiate in shadows and murk?
Can I survive my journey
to the bottom of Jubilee Lake
when I go down there?
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About
Kevin Densley is a graduate of both Deakin University and The University of Melbourne. He has taught writing and literature in numerous Victorian universities and TAFES. He is a poet and writer-in-general. His sixth book-length poetry collection, Isle Full of Noises, was published in early 2026 by Ginninderra Press. He is also the co-author of ten play collections for young people, as well as a multi Green Room Award nominated play, Last Chance Gas, published by Currency Press. Other writing includes screenplays for educational films.
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