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CPC 2020 – It lives!
Yes, we finally have a lineup that is as settled as Covid19 and the general mischievousness of the universe will permit. As I type this, we still aren’t entirely sure what level of pandemic protocol we will be trying to go forward under – so just in case some late breaking events throw a spanner …
CPC Spring 2018 Poetry in Performance
Ah Spring. Season of late frosts, soggy lawns, and poetry. Specifically, the annual Canterbury Poets’ Collective Poetry in Performance readings! Perfectly designed to slot in to your Wednesday evenings from September 26th to November 14th, it’s the longest-running poetry readings series in New Zealand, bringing together a mix of the established, the novice, and the completely …
Preparing for National Poetry Day – two events!
Some very blatant pimping: I’m putting together two things for this year’s National Poetry Day, which takes place on Friday August 24th. The first, as those of you who visit regularly may have feared, is my own version of the CV2 Two-Day Poem Contest: The 2018 National Poetry Day 24-Hour Poem Competition Yep, that’s right. …
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Spring 2016 CPC Readings
Blossom all over the lawn? Check. Blackbirds having dogfights through the trees? Check. A mixture of t-shirts and wooly jumpers strewn about the house Because Of The Freakin’ Weather? Check. An almost uncontrollable urge to get up in front of strangers and air my new poems? Check. That can only mean one thing … The Spring Readings …