{"id":1131,"date":"2026-08-30T15:32:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T15:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/mapublishing\/?page_id=1131"},"modified":"2026-08-30T15:35:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T15:35:50","slug":"hard-south","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/mapublishing\/hard-south\/","title":{"rendered":"Hard south"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-eeca9b7acabcc886fdd951da58317b83\">A Poem by Kim Bambrook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Winter sharpens lines\u00a0<br>cold air snaps\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br>frozen\u00a0<br>anything that lingers\u00a0<br>too long, in one place\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>Shallow breaths\u00a0<br>wide eyes\u00a0<br>the wonder of it all\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>Crystal glass clarity\u00a0<br>despite the sun not yet risen\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>Grains of sand\u00a0<br>appear magnified\u00a0<br>each adhering to the next\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>My bare feet\u00a0<br>cut craters\u00a0<br>to the water line\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>Tighten the goggles\u00a0<br>shake out the arms\u00a0<br>in breath, out breath\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br>calm\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>One big puff\u00a0<br>in I dive\u00a0<br>the effect is immediate\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br>pain\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>a delicious, addictive pain\u00a0<br>quickly forgotten\u00a0<br>as arm over arm\u00a0<br>progress is made\u00a0<br>leaving behind the shore\u00a0<br>reaching for what is beyond\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>Below me, a kelp bed\u00a0<br>fishes dart\u00a0<br>an eagle ray rises\u00a0<br>with a dancer\u2019s grace\u00a0<br>slides away\u00a0<br>bubbles pop, richness explodes\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>I\u2019ve swam in lots of places\u00a0<br>most recently, the Med\u00a0<br>blue sea, warm water\u00a0<br>one can see the appeal\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>It\u2019s here though\u00a0<br>in my home in Hobart\u00a0<br>where swimming brings me most joy\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>Here, the waters are\u00a0<br>infinitely rich\u00a0<br>here, I look to the horizon\u00a0<br>know that the next land mass is Antarctica\u00a0<br>know that between here and there\u00a0<br>the Southern Ocean\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br>is alive\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>Beating, pulsing, moody\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br>wild\u00a0<br>in my own wild heart\u00a0<br>It is here, I am most me<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Kim is an author, poet, storyteller and adventurer.<\/em><br><em>This poem\u00a0was part of an anthology of 50 writers based in Nipaluna\/Hobart titled\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/thecityofhobart\/docs\/voices_of_the_southern_ocean\">Voices of the Southern Ocean<\/a><em>,\u00a0published in 2025.\u00a0This anthology reflected writers\u2019 engagement with the Southern Ocean and was the first initiative of Hobart City of Literature in collaboration with the University of Tasmania (UTAS) and Hobartisan books<\/em>.<br><em>Kim lives in Hobart and ocean\u00a0swims\u00a0year-round.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Poem by Kim Bambrook Winter sharpens lines\u00a0cold air snaps\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0frozen\u00a0anything that lingers\u00a0too long, in one place\u00a0\u00a0Shallow breaths\u00a0wide eyes\u00a0the wonder of it all\u00a0\u00a0Crystal glass clarity\u00a0despite the sun not yet risen\u00a0\u00a0Grains of sand\u00a0appear magnified\u00a0each adhering to the next\u00a0\u00a0My bare feet\u00a0cut craters\u00a0to the water line\u00a0\u00a0Tighten the goggles\u00a0shake out the arms\u00a0in breath, out breath\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0calm\u00a0\u00a0One big puff\u00a0in I dive\u00a0the effect [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3157,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1131","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.0 - 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