Thumbnail photo of children's and young adult author Cath Crowley

Cath Crowley is the author of the multi–award-winning Graffiti moon as well as several other books for young adults and children.


Sunday 7 March hummingbird cakes

I went searching for a cupcake today but I couldn’t find one

because life is like that sometimes.

I found a hummingbird cake smaller than a hummingbird

although I’m not exactly sure how big a hummingbird is.

In any case birds don’t have thick lemon icing.

After I ate my non-birdlike hummingbird cake I went for a walk

and the sun was (finally) warming the day again

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Book cover of 'Graffiti moon'; illustration of yellow spray can on plain black background

Graffiti moon is out now from Pan Macmillan Australia.

Find out more about Graffiti moon


everyone has a secret inside, something sleeping like that yellow bird

Sometimes I can’t sleep I’m swimming in so many words

slowly, really slowly, I'm spinning song and dancing, rising voice beneath my skin