(Or for those of you who prefer Fleetwood Mac to George Michael, how about “You can go your own way”?) I just had one of those writing experiences that is both scary and encouraging. A poem that I've been working on for ages just shook me off, gave itself a flap and opened out into …
The Summer King gets shortlisted!
A lovely piece of news: The Summer King has been shortlisted for the Mary Gilmore Prize! The prize is awarded for a first book of poetry by an Australian author, published in the preceding two calendar years (until 1998 it was for a first book published in the preceding calendar year). And the list of …
NZ vs NaPoWriMo 2010 – first week
Well here we are, one week in to the madness. This time last year I had managed to keep up – seven poems-in-progress posted. Looking back, they included some of the best I wrote all month. Three damn good, one reasonable, two that will be recycled at some point, and one that … hmm, lets …
NZ takes on NaPoWriMo 2010
NaPoWriMo 2010 has officially begun! Good luck to all those taking part. Feel free to put a link to your daily efforts in the comments section of this post. For those of you who feel the need for a writing prompt to get you started, here's one of my favourites. Bon voyage! A Journey into Morning. …
Reading, Writing, and Good Intentions
Well that's Reading for Writing all done for term one. I've had a ball – I hope my students did too. (I guess that will become apparent when I get the signups for the term two classes …) The thing that amazed me was how happy everyone seemed to be to do the close reading …
A Dark Feathered Art 