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 …
Protected: Landfall 218, and A Return to The Rocky Shore
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the time for launch is upon us
Launch Day is here! Thank you to the people who added their votes to the Poetry Day polls. But I made a booboo – as Catherine reminded me, polls are anonymous. So could those who want to be in the draw for a book also leave a comment please (even if it's just "entry!") so …
Protected: stubbing my toes on Jenny Bornholdt’s The Rocky Shore
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2009 Montana New Zealand Book Awards – the shortlist
Well the finalists have been announced. A few surprises, and some of them even challenge my natural cynicism. The full list can be found in a number of places online, but I've used Beatie's Book blog today. This year's panel consists of Professor Mark Williams, Jane Westaway and Margo White, with Bernadette Hall as the poetry category …
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