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 …
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 …
photos from The Lustre Jug launch
Apologies for the wobbly nature of some of the photos – I didn't want to use the flash, so I was forced to use an empty wineglass as a tripod. (Well, eventually it was an empty wineglass …) Clicking on thumbnails will open a larger image in another window. Enjoy.
’tis the season for booklaunches (trala lala la lala la la)
There must be something in the water. Honestly, for a cultural wasteland, Christchurch has a lot going on at the moment! Tonight is the launch of Bernadette Hall's 9th poetry collection, The Lustre Jug (Victoria University Press, rrp $24.99). It's being held in the TelstraClear Club, right in front of the Cathedral. Geoff Cochrane will …
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and a time was had by all
Well it's happened. The Summer King has been officially Launched. As feared, the weather in Christchurch was horrible. After a week of surprisingly pleasant weather (this has been an unusually cold, grey and wet winter so far), Friday quickly degenerated into scuds of sleety, spitty showers. And a high of 8˚C. Oh joy! And access …
A Dark Feathered Art 