I’m typing this a mere fistful of hours before the insanity of the 24 Hour Poem competition gets underway, while contemplating the awesome agglomeration of words that I’ve gleaned from the five books up for grabs. At this point it may be worth mentioning that I got very little sleep last night, as I kept …
Countdown to the Competition – one week to NPD!
This, my dear dear readers, is the final word cloud before National Poetry Day. I hope you’ve enjoyed them so far, and maybe have clicked on the links to the various books to go and see what else their publishers have to offer. If these five word clouds haven’t filled you with the desire to get …
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Countdown to the Competition – two weeks to NPD
This is the final word cloud from shortlisted books – coming to you from Sue Wootton’s The Yield. Marvel at the cloud itself, and contemplate what stunning titles the are. (I really need a kilo or two of whatever these five poets are on, to help with my own titles …) And just in case you’re …
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Countdown to the Competition – three weeks to NPD
August is here, robes and ticket-stubs trailing behind it as it stumbles out of the taxi and up the driveway to your door. Today’s word cloud is from Briar Wood’s Rāwahi. This is a gloriously Kiwi word cloud, isn’t it? The Maori words of course anchor it here, but so do the references to other places …
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Countdown to the Competition – four weeks to NPD
This week’s word cloud is from Tony Beyer’s Anchor Stone. Again, colours are from the cover (because that keeps things funky) and the words are the titles of the poems contained within. Worth noting that Tony is the only bloke to have made the shortlist this time around.
A Dark Feathered Art 