Kiddiepunk is proud to present “And I Could Not Have Hurt You� a new book of poems by Robbie Coburn. This harrowing collection consists of 36 sombre and piercing poems exploring death, loss, depression and self-harm. Presented in three sections, the poems form a fractured and harrowing narrative that doubles as a descent into the abyss.
Robbie Coburn is a contemporary Australian poet. His poems have been published widely in magazines and anthologies and his books include Ghost Poetry (2024), And I Could Not Have Hurt You (2023) and The Other Flesh (2019). His first verse novel, The Foal in the Wire, described as ‘an astonishingly raw and beautiful verse novel about survival, love and the bonds between humans and animals from an important young Australian poet�, will be published by Hachette Australia in 2025.