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Joanna Preston: Tasmanaut Poet

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Tag: dead poets

Posted on 3 December 20191 April 2020

Five weeks looking at dead poets

… and still the [redacted]s keep dying on me! It was bad enough when Mary Oliver died in January. Then WS Merwin and Linda Gregg in March. And then Les Murray (April 29th, although I found out much later). And Stanley Plumly, also in April, who I’d corresponded with from time to time when I …

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Posted on 19 May 201511 June 2015

In memory of John O’Connor

We’ve lost another one. John O’Connor died suddenly last Tuesday (May 12th), aged 66. And there is a terrible irony here – he was Helen Bacand’s first publisher, as well as a longtime friend and mentor. John was a huge part of the Canterbury poetry scene, especially haiku. He was one of the first people in this …

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Posted on 25 May 201225 May 2012

Full House for the Dead Poets winter workshop

Hooray, all the places on the winter Reading for Writing class have been filled! (And yes, I just like repeating the phrase.)

Posted on 21 May 2012

Last Call for Winter workshop 2012 – Dead Poets

Woohoo! With just under two weeks before we kick off, I am happy to report that there is only one place left on the winter edition of Reading for Writing: And since there is only one place left, if it doesn't get nabbed by a full-time participant, I'm making it available in five single-session offerings …

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Posted on 20 April 201220 April 2012

Winter workshop 2012 – Dead Poets

I’ve managed to wangle some money from Creative Communities (thank you CCC!) to help defray the costs, so as long as I can get eight of you to confirm, I will be offering a winter Reading for Writing course based on (drumroll please) … Yep, that’s right, Dead Poets. Or, to misquote Monty Python, poems by …

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Upcoming Workshops

Dunedin Poetry Workshop
Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 November, 2022
11:00am–2:00pm
Cost: $50

supported by Otago University Press

Jump-start the Muse
Saturday 3, 10 & 17 December 2022
10 am to 1 pm
South Library
Christchurch
Cost: $45

repeated online via Zoom
Sunday 4, 11 & 18, 2022
10 am to 1 pm
Cost: $45

supported by Christchurch City Council Creative Communities Fund

See Current Classes page for details!

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