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 poem for the 10th anniversary
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. …
You never know who’s reading your poem
I had a really amazing experience yesterday morning. Bright and early (6.30 am) I turned my computer on, clicked on a link, and sat down to talk to a group of students from the Crawford International School in Nairobi about The Pride of Lions. Let me go back a bit. A couple of years ago …
A Dark Feathered Art 