Helen Rickerby! Congratulations Helen. I'll be in touch to confirm which book you'd like. For those of you who wondered about the selection process – I collected the names of those who had confessed to taking part, and used a version of alectromancy to select the winner. Terribly scientific, I know. What you each voted …
lolly-scramble competition
I know this is a Homer Simpson “Doh!” moment, but I had forgotten that the polls were anonymous. I only know the identity of two of the people who voted in my lolly-scramble competition. So I'm extending the deadline until Monday night NZ time, and appealing for those of you who have entered to leave …
the time for launch is upon us
Launch Day is here! Thank you to the people who added their votes to the Poetry Day polls. But I made a booboo – as Catherine reminded me, polls are anonymous. So could those who want to be in the draw for a book also leave a comment please (even if it's just "entry!") so …
launches, laureates and lolly scrambles
One day to the launch, and a catastrophe here at home has put my kvetching about launch stress back into perspective. Poetry is important, and the launch of my first book is important. But any launch problems will pass and be forgotten quickly enough. A decent number of the people I love will be there …
Launch Day minus 2 …
Two days out from Launch Day, and I've started obsessively checking the Metservice website for weather forecasts for Christchurch on Poetry Day. (Not looking great at the moment (southerlies, some rain). Mind you, given their usual level of accuracy, a bad forecast now should make me feel comforted …) Thanks to everyone who has RSVP-ed. Seating …
A Dark Feathered Art 