By the Wing of a Dove

About the Book

By the Wing of a Dove is poetry written and illustrated by Kristian Brockmann, with a brief introduction explaining the background to the poems within. On a beautiful spring day in mid-October, he released two heavenly doves on the Balmain peninsula overlooking Sydney Harbour. This was mainly in recognition of Sri Lankan colleagues he had met through work as an Engineer. Colleagues both Sinhalese and Tamil were recent migrants to Australia, as are many Australians, and the doves symbolise the end of the civil confl ict in Sri Lanka in 2009. The poetry is much more than just a symbol of peace though. Dedicated to family and friends, part one was written in hospital recovering from a diffi cult illness. He recovered in 2008 in the Hunter Valley with family support. The second part of the poetry is compiled from various other times in his life. Each of the poems is illustrated with a photograph from places around Australia and from a holiday in Europe in 2004. Following his recovery, he worked in Sydney for several years before returning to the Hunter Valley where he currently resides, writing poetry in his spare time.

About the Author

The collection of poetry is introduced by Kristian Brockmann, and comprises all of his own work. He was born in Melbourne, Victoria although moved to Sydney when he was still a baby, living in Castle Hill with his parents and older sister. The family lived there until 1980 and then moved to Birchgrove on the Balmain peninsula, re-locating schools in the process. As a boy he was an excellent student, and was selected from the local school to attend Fort Street High School. He was dux of his primary school and also dux of chemistry at high school and after deferring a year, was educated at the University of New South Wales, quite an achievement and highly demanding. He graduated in Environmental Engineering. After university he has worked with NSW Public Works and also Sydney Water, and writes poetry in his spare time. He is currently residing in the Upper Hunter Valley with family.