Peter E. Williams

“ He has only recently taken up writing poetry. When he enrolled in a poetry workshop last year, with the ACT Writers’ Centre, he needed to bring a sample of his own poetry to the workshop, and he didn’t have any, so he wrote the poem which became "Nuts" (in a shortened form) in the evening before the workshop. It was warmly received in the workshop, and thus the germ of his poetry writing was planted and grew. ”

“ What is love ? #2
"Love is a many splendid thing."
that’s what someone said,
but don’t ask me who.
Love is different things
for different people,
but for me,
love is about
being there
for someone special,
and about them
being there for me too.
I love my Mum & Dad,
and yes, my brother too,
and all his family,
and all my other relatives,
all my close friends,
and the other ones too,
who I only see now and then,
I love Annie on 2XX,
who I’ve never even met,
who just talks away
to me on the radio,
happy as can be,
brightening up my morning. ”

“ I love loving,
but don’t ask me
what love is.
About the Poet
Peter Eric Williams was born on 1st of November, 1961, in Adelaide, South Australia, and grew up in places which include: Adelaide, Berri, Sydney, Oro Bay (Papua) , Sydney (again) , Canberra, Penang Island (Malaysia) ; before then returning with his family to Canberra, where he finished primary school, then High School and College, living in Lyneham. He then got a job with the Department of Defence, as a Trainee Draftsman, just before turning 20, where he continues to work to date (currently 1999) , as a Technical Officer. ”