… in lieu of signing off. Which I kinda forgot about for 2019. But here I am, back again. Hooray! This year I’m planning to only teach in the first six months. Much as I enjoy it, it does eat in to the time and energy I need for my own writing. And the stats …
Five weeks looking at dead poets
… and still the [redacted]s keep dying on me! It was bad enough when Mary Oliver died in January. Then WS Merwin and Linda Gregg in March. And then Les Murray (April 29th, although I found out much later). And Stanley Plumly, also in April, who I’d corresponded with from time to time when I …
What I did on Wednesday night
Wednesday night marked the end of a fairly important chapter in my life, and the beginning of a new one. Taking my turn, along with about thirty other people, I walked up to a lectern, made a short speech, took an oath, and became a New Zealand citizen. It was a special occasion. Lots of …
Competition Report – 24-Hour Poem competition (2019 edition)
Well that’s it for another year – the winners have been chosen, I’ve sent them all emails to notify them, and it’s just a matter now of getting the prizes out to everybody. And trying to overcome the desire to run screaming from the room every time my inbox goes ting … But enough of …
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Like the forgotten Sunday roast …
we are now well and truly done! (Sorry.) (Ish) Yes, we have finally made it to the end of the 24-Hour Poem competition for 2019. Congratulations to everyone who managed to get a poem written, and commiserations to those who could not. If you’ve sent your entry in but haven’t got a response yet, don’t …
A Dark Feathered Art 