If you're a booklover, RUN don't walk to Borders in Riccarton. They've currently got heaps of books on sale, including a couple of tables’ worth for you to Fill A Bag for $10 up to a maximum 20 books. (which is fair enough, really). There isn't much poetry left, because I nabbed …
Magazine De-clutter 2 – vote for the winner!
Rightio, time to select a winner for my second De-clutter Giveaway. I suspect Greg thought he had it in the bag, but a last-minute entry from Dwayne has opened things up again. A reminder of what's at stake: Imago 13:3 (2001) – a now-defunct Australian mag The North 44 (2009) – a British mag Poetry …
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The Sun and Helpless Things – the end of judgement
The poet judges not as a judge judges, but as the sun falling around a helpless thing. – Walt Whitman Here we are, finally. The winners, losers and place-getters have been chosen, and the list dispatched to the competition secretary. Now I just have to finish polishing my judge’s report, and clean the blu-tack marks …
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In pursuit of wit and wisdom – the final decisions
A justice with grave justices shall sit; He praise their wisdom, they admire his wit. – John Gay, from ‘The Birth of the Squire’. After the best part of five days deep immersion in the top 32 contenders for the 2011 NZPS Haiku Competition, I've finally got my order sorted. Well, almost. I now know …
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Songs to avoid playing in Canterbury
Yet another night of Terra anything-but-Firma. I was brushing my teeth at the time, and discovered for myself why toothbrushes are the favourite materials for prisoners to turn into weapons. Everything was ok at first, but I had a wee session of sobbing into my pillow when I finally convinced myself to head upstairs to …
A Dark Feathered Art 