One of the great perks of being a freelance creative writing teacher is that I get to read a load of books of poetry and claim that it’s work. And one of my favourite targets for this is (or possibly are – grammar?) the annual poetry anthology. I love anthologies. Especially this sort, which limit selection to …
JAAMy Fare, and less Salt
First, some good news: the highly discerning crew at JAAM have selected ‘Fare’ for inclusion in the next issue, JAAM 31, due out in October! Hooray! So for all of you who would like to read the whole poem (especially those of you who have followed through its birth-pangs) and who don’t want to wait for the …
October Bouquets
One of the (many) things I love about October is that it is the month when the annual anthologies start appearing. I have in my hands the latest Best American Poetry; the NZPS anthology (Building a Time Machine) launch is just around the corner, and the latest Forward Book of Poetry is winging its way across …
Book Launch alert – Dear Heart: 150 New Zealand Love Poems
Hooray, it’s time for another book launch! This time it’s the Christchurch launch of Dear Heart: 150 New Zealand Love Poems, which I blogged about back in September. Yes, I am one one-hundred-and-fiftieth of the book that has been the number one bestseller in the New Zealand Fiction lists for the past few weeks. Hooray …
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A Dark Feathered Art 