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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Philip Gross wins the 2009 TS Eliot Prize
A bit of reflected glory to start the year off – the super-prestigious TS Eliot Prize for poetry has just been won by Philip Gross, for his collection, The Water Table. You can read all about it on the Guardian website. The Eliot Prize was created by the Poetry Book Society in memory of its founder. …
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A Dark Feathered Art 