A heads-up for those of you who are looking forlornly at the long winter stretching ahead with no poetry classes – I bring good news! Auckland poet, Johanna Emeney, is going to run a weekend workshop in Lincoln on the last weekend in July. Hooray! At last, a class I can attend! It should be great fun, …
Publication opportunity for ekphrastic poems
A quick shout-out to those of you with ekphrastic poems looking for a home – Cordite Poetry Review has an issue with just that theme coming up, with a deadline of November 1st. (An ekphrastic poem is a poem based on, or triggered by, a piece of visual art. But you knew that, right?) Given …
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Report on the Launch of Leaving the Red Zone
For those of you who didn’t make it, oh wow, you missed an incredible night. For starters, it was absolutely packed. Martin and Lisa (who own the joint) reckon we had over 200 people, and the waiting staff were working like mad things ferrying pizza and pints and beakers … incredible. I kept meaning to take some …
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Launched!
Some actual words when I’ve recovered. But for now, simply enjoy (as we did):
Invitation to a book launch – Leaving the Red Zone
Dear Poetry-lovers, James Norcliffe, Joanna Preston and the good people of Clerestory Press would like to invite you to A Very Important Party: When: 7 pm to 8.30 pm, Monday 29th February 2016 Where: The Laboratory, 17 West Belt, Lincoln (next door to the Library) Why: to celebrate the official launch of Leaving the Red Zone – …
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A Dark Feathered Art 