I've continued the Spring Sprucing-up of the site. Hurray! There is now a Media page which collects links to various recent interviews, and a new group of five poems for your pleasure. And I'm planning a couple of poetry workshops to run over summer … Enjoy.
Book Sale alert!
Bibliophiles of Christchurch, this announcement is for you! Yes, it's that time of year again, when Scorpio Books have their annual sale. I think it actually began yesterday (bah), and will be continuing today and tomorrow. And once again they have a selection of books that are FREE with other purchase (including sales books). There's …
a few updates to A Dark Feathered Art
The blackbirds are now starting their mating chorus at 3 am; I've got buds bursting into bloom all over the garden and I've developed a hankering for salads. It must be spring in the air. Which is my excuse (we don't mention the p word*) for a small site spruce-up. As you may have noticed, there …
Alistair Te Ariki Campbell dies
News just in this morning – Alistair Te Ariki Campbell died yesterday, aged 84, “after a short illness”. I heard him read at the Christchurch Books & Beyond festival back in 2000 or 2001. He seemed quite frail even then, but as soon as he started reading the hairs on the back of my neck stood …
poetry in your lunch break
For those who fancy a bit of poetry in their lunch break, Frankie McMillan has organised a poetry reading on Friday 21st August 2009 at the Christchurch Central Library. There will be six of us, and the whole thing is set to run for about an hour and a quarter. It should be a really …
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