Joanna Preston: Tasmanaut Poet
Busy night at the MCB last night. And a good one! First up was the launch of David Gregory's third collection, Push (Black Doris Press, 2008). I'm in a poetry group with David (the infamous "Poots Group"), so many of the poems were familiar to me. But seeing them all together was startling. He's a friend, …
Continue reading "Push, and the 2nd installment of the Autumn Readings"
Went to the first of the Autumn Poetry in Performance nights last night – and won the Open Mic! I read "The Messenger", a.k.a. 'The Spoon Poem'. (I'll post the poem on this site after I get it published. Maybe as part of the winter rotation.) It felt good as I read it, but I was …
Continue reading "The Autumn 2009 Readings Series is underway"
Well it's that time of year again. The leaves are starting to lose their green (so much for our "long hot summer"!) and shorts and T-shirts have settled into the back of the drawers. And all around Canterbury poets are trying out their voices – standing in front of mirrors, shuffling papers, timing themselves and …
A Dark Feathered Art 