Well done, NaPoWriMo-ers! Today is the last day of this monstrous insanity. One last poem, one last posting to seal your end of the bargain. In case you've completely run out of ideas, I've got a particularly curly writing challenge for you. But more on that later. Looking over the blogs, I see that Catherine …
Noooooooooo! (it had to happen)
Oh dear. It's a first I wasn't looking forward to: The Summer King making it's debut appearance in a secondhand bookshop. Jason Books in Auckland have one of the review copies listed for sale. It would have been nice if whoever it was (I wonder who?) had reviewed the book before selling it! (Maybe they …
unexpected poetry
Had to share this. I was just unloading the dishwasher, and discovered … a poem printed on the back of the peanut butter label. Now that's what I call value-adding! For those of you who want more info, the poem is called Urupa whanau, and is by a Nelson bloke by the name of Bill …
A Public Apology
On Friday I took part in a public poetry reading at the Christchurch Central library with Frankie McMillan, Michael Harlow, Ross Brighton, David Gregory and Bernadette Hall. At the beginning of my reading a made a throwaway remark. It's been pointed out to me that the comment sounded as though it was intended as a …
NZ lit mags continued …
Keep the comments and poll answers coming – I'll run the competition until Saturday morning, and use my standard highly scientific selection method to choose a winner. So far the reading stats put Takahe just in front of JAAM and Landfall, and in the subscription stats just ahead of Bravado. (For a while there it …
A Dark Feathered Art 