Learning a bit more about who’s reading my poem
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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Aaaaand here we go again. Again.
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 …
Counter/Culture Poetry Event Update
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 …
Counter/Culture poetry reading
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!
A Dark Feathered Art 