As you'll see from the sidebar, the Tuesday night edition of POET102 has been cancelled. Insufficient numbers. I'm feeling slightly like the girl who threw a birthday party (fancy invitations, balloons, streamers, a bouncy castle, the lot) and then spent three hours coming to the slow and shameful realisation that no one was coming (cue violins) …
The Summer King gets shortlisted!
A lovely piece of news: The Summer King has been shortlisted for the Mary Gilmore Prize! The prize is awarded for a first book of poetry by an Australian author, published in the preceding two calendar years (until 1998 it was for a first book published in the preceding calendar year). And the list of …
NZ takes on NaPoWriMo 2010
NaPoWriMo 2010 has officially begun! Good luck to all those taking part. Feel free to put a link to your daily efforts in the comments section of this post. For those of you who feel the need for a writing prompt to get you started, here's one of my favourites. Bon voyage! A Journey into Morning. …
almost here – NaPoWriMo 2010
Yes, it's just about time for that most insane of challenges, NaPoWriMo: write a poem a day for the entire month of April. Very simple: you can register with one of the many sites around (just Google NaPoWriMo 2010), or just do it below the radar on your own. The advantage of signing up is …
Canterbury Poets’ Autumn 2010 Readings Series
Yep, it's that time of year again: the 2010 Canterbury Poets' Autumn Poetry Readings series is just about ready to rock. 2010 is the 20th Anniversary of New Zealand's longest-running poetry readings series. In a fascinating twist, this year the guest poets for the final evening will be … the winners of the Open Mic …
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A Dark Feathered Art 