Hope you all had a good weekend, and took the opportunity to think about favourite poems. When it came to writing them down, I found it quite hard to limit myself to just the five. I haven't tried to give anything terribly intellectual in the way of explanation for my choices either. John Donne, A …
Book Sale alert!
Bibliophiles of Christchurch, this announcement is for you! Yes, it's that time of year again, when Scorpio Books have their annual sale. I think it actually began yesterday (bah), and will be continuing today and tomorrow. And once again they have a selection of books that are FREE with other purchase (including sales books). There's …
unexpected poetry
Had to share this. I was just unloading the dishwasher, and discovered … a poem printed on the back of the peanut butter label. Now that's what I call value-adding! For those of you who want more info, the poem is called Urupa whanau, and is by a Nelson bloke by the name of Bill …
Poems that make your world (part 1)
I've had lots of positive feedback about the “Touchstone Poems” session at the launch. The thing that fascinated me was how many people seemed hungry for that sort of discussion and commentary. I know I am – it's one of the reasons why I love books like 52 Ways of Looking at a Poem and …
A Public Apology
On Friday I took part in a public poetry reading at the Christchurch Central library with Frankie McMillan, Michael Harlow, Ross Brighton, David Gregory and Bernadette Hall. At the beginning of my reading a made a throwaway remark. It's been pointed out to me that the comment sounded as though it was intended as a …
A Dark Feathered Art 