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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Building for Poetry
I came across the following story a wee while ago – in New York City, there's a new Poets House, just by Rockerfeller Park. It looks like a lovely space, and if I ever had to visit NY it'd be high on my Must See list. I especially love the idea of having sensors in …
CPIT Summer School 2010 poetry courses
Finally, I have the details! (Although those of you who pay attention may have already noticed the list in the sidebar that appeared a couple of days ago …) There are three courses. All are being held at the CPIT main city campus (I don't know which room yet, sorry!), all run from 10 am …
A Dark Feathered Art 