Laurie is a poet from Canberra, Australia. He writes and performs his own poetry, both rhyming and free verse, and this book contains over forty of his pieces - both poems and observations.

His poems feature his quirky observations of life from the humorous to the serious and feature a range of larger than life characters such as Merkyl Crud, Thommo, Mick, Candy Divine and Jimbo.

A favourite is "The Premiership" which tells the tale of a country footy match between the Muckendilla Maulers and the Coolybung Crabs using the overblown and hysterical hype of a sports broadcaster. So funny.