There are no maps to ease the passage of the godless. Already he is where none can follow. He has climbed into this space, this cavern in near-night, in the far-distance, driven. Cries that crash in forests of memory. Hunter and hunted, and which is he? Obscured in semi-darkness, crouched head bent to bony knees, …
Signing off for 2011
Hard to believe the year is nearly over. Feels much longer. And much shorter. So much has happened. So much lost. We did the Cathedral walkway last weekend – a friend who has already done it commented tat it was a bit like being told someone had died and then being shown the bed they’d …
Poetry Workshops for Summer 2012
After a certain amount of deliberation (ok, not that much), I’m offering two poetry workshops for the Summer – a Billy Collins Weekend, and a Poetic Endings Masterclass. The Billy Collins Weekend – Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd January – will be a Reading for Writing class, where we’ll look exclusively at Billy Collins poems. …
A Walking Tour through the shattered
It’s finally here. CERA have set up a walkway into Cathedral Square, and will be allowing 300 people per hour over 22 hours of the weekend to walk down Colombo St, and into Cathedral Square. There’s a video you can view here, with Warwick Isaacs (General Manager Operations for CERA) walking the route, talking about what …
Emma Neale wins the 2011 Kathleen Grattan Award
Congratulations to Dunedin's Emma Neale, who has won this year's Kathleen Grattan Award with her collection "The Truth Graden". (Love the name!) She is disgustingly talented, with three poetry collections (Sleeve-Notes, How to Make a Million and Spark) and a couple of well-regarded novels already behind her. Well done Emma! I look forward to getting my …
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A Dark Feathered Art 