For those who want a sneak peak at a couple of poems from the book: I’m reading at the SIWA/NZSA Political Poetry event at Space Academy, 7-9 pm on August 18th. Woohoo!
tumble: perhaps from a frequentative form of Old English tumbian “dance about, leap.”
Yes, at long (loooooong) last, I can finally report: my second collection of poetry, now rejoicing under the title tumble, will be published by Otago University Press this November! It’s been a while in coming, I know. I spent quite a lot of time prowling around the outside of it, not quite ready to settle …
A poem for the 10th anniversary
The city and the city I lost two cities, lovely ones …                     – Elizabeth Bishop The city I love, the city has fallen,brought to its knees amid wreckage and mud.Across the four avenues sirens are calling. …
You never know who’s reading your poem
I had a really amazing experience yesterday morning. Bright and early (6.30 am) I turned my computer on, clicked on a link, and sat down to talk to a group of students from the Crawford International School in Nairobi about The Pride of Lions. Let me go back a bit. A couple of years ago …
Writing Retreat at Sundari
What a superb way to start the writing year! Having been entreated to do so for quite a few years now, I bit the bullet late last year and organised a writing retreat/workshop, which took place over the weekend just past. I had no idea how it would go – I tend to fret about …
A Dark Feathered Art 