Joanna Preston: Tasmanaut Poet
Happy Poetry Day! I had the perfect lead-in to Poetry Day. Last night I spent an hour (more?) talking to a group of South African students about The Pride of Lions. This time my hosts were Reddam House School in Durbanville, Cape Town, and their indefatigable teacher Nicola Lazenby. I had such a great time! …
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Just sending love and good thoughts to my fellow Kiwis as we head into lockdown again. Hang in there. We can do this. Just remember: stay at home. Wash your hands. Wear a mask if you have to go out. If we have to stay in lockdown for more than a week, I’ll do my …
A last minute change of venue for tomorrow night’s Counter/Culture Political poetry event – we’re heading east, to Xchange, at 376 Wilsons Road. Apparently they do awesome dumplings. (And I’m told that this is not a euphemism.) I’ve got three poems lined up for tomorrow night, all from the new book. I’ll make a final …
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!
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. …
