A MENAGERIE OF COMMON AND EXOTIC ANIMALS
A small zine by Gracia

Edition of 60
May, 2010

A 10.5cm X 15cm, 32 page colour (with some pages in B&W) zine with blue cover card and blue card spine, with a cardboard back. This zine includes sixteen recent postcard collages from 2010 in between several French animal cards.

One of four zines released at the Emerging Writers' Festival's Page Parlour 2010 annual event held in the Atrium at Federation Square.

Collage on postcard, 2010. Titles of works as they appear.
A possible shortcut is considered.
Taking the indirect route.
Climbing to a safer place.
With nothing out of place.
Fit for a king, or so it would seem.
And no one came.
With a joy hard to contain.
They had all the appearance of large steppingstones.
A fortunate leap.
Perched securely atop Diamond Rock.
Back to the beginning.
They had returned.
A moment to hold close to the chest.
No, this will fit my needs.
Unsure of my direction, I pressed on.
Unsteady footing.

A zine takes shape slowly,
A menagerie and the sea.
And that Zeus might transform me into a flying bird.
They came here to seek shelter.
Wide-eyed.
A real find.
Shh. I am not here. I am reading.
Collected.
Downpour.

Zine available for purchase


Gracia Haby
They had all the appearance of large stepping stones (detail)
Climbing to a safer place (detail)
2010
printed zine and postcard collage