Unless you've been living in a cave (or rely on Guardian Live for your news) you'll know that last night, a big quake (6.5) hit central New Zealand. The epicentre was in Cook Strait, with the nearest town being Seddon in Marlborough (South Island), and the next being our capital city, Wellington. You poor buggers. …
JAAMy Fare, and less Salt
First, some good news: the highly discerning crew at JAAM have selected ‘Fare’ for inclusion in the next issue, JAAM 31, due out in October! Hooray! So for all of you who would like to read the whole poem (especially those of you who have followed through its birth-pangs) and who don’t want to wait for the …
Dalek poetry reading
Just had to share this one. The bit in question is from 1:10 to 1:28 (don’t think I can edit it to just display that bit, so feel free to scroll for yourself) – Yep, I think we’ve all been there.
Upcoming poetry classes (Winter/Spring 2013)
Due to all my good intentions having deserted me popular demand, I’m going to be back teaching a few months earlier than originally planned. You can read details here, but the basic info is as follows: Reading for Writing 1 – Playing Favourites Saturday mornings, June 15th to July 13th Habgood Lounge, Lincoln Event Centre A …
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Life Lines, Ear worms and Derek Walcott’s White Egrets
I don't know how widely this is known – The Academy of American Poets website has been collecting people's favourite lines of poetry, along with a short explanation of why it is that those particular words matter to them. It's called Life Lines, and is well worth a visit. (As is their Poetcast podcast. But …
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A Dark Feathered Art 