Hard to believe it, but The Summer King was officially launched one year ago today. I still can't quite get my head around it. It feels much longer. And much shorter. And all good! I've done a number of readings; oodles of interviews; won a second award (thank you Australia!); missed out on a third …
What I did on my holiday
Sorry about the delay in approving comments for the last Tuesday Poem. I was in Sydney. Why? Yep, The Summer King won the Mary Gilmore Prize for Poetry! The award was presented at the opening of the 2010 ASAL Conference, at my alma mater, the University of New South Wales. Actually the links to my …
Courses for CPIT Term Three
As you may have noticed, I've put up the list of poetry courses for next term at CPIT. There are three on offer, and the blurbs are below. Clicking on this link will take you to the downloadable enrollment form. If you are interested in attending one, PLEASE don't leave it until the last minute to enroll. …
It ain’t me, babe (no, no, no)
Well the shortlist for the 2010 New Zealand Post Book Awards is out … and I didn't make it. Oh well. The NZSA Jessie Mackay Award for Best First Book of Poetry has gone to Selina Tusitala Marsh for Fast Talking PI (AUP). Congratulations Selina! The shortlist for the Best Poetry Book is a Mainland …
Book Launch – Karen Zelas, Past Perfect
It's that time of year again – book launch season! Christchurch writer Karen Zelas is launching her first novel, “Past Perfect”, at The Twisted Hop at 5.30 pm on May 3rd (Monday). From the official blurb: Past Perfect is a story of love and loss, prejudice and resolution, as well as the search for selfhood. …
A Dark Feathered Art 