Joanna Preston: Tasmanaut Poet
Yes, it’s that time of year again – the sap is flowing, the garden is rioting, the blackbirds are going bonkers, and the Canterbury Poets’ Collective annual Poetry in Performance readings series is just around the corner. Once again, Covid and the general Bosheit of the universe ( it sounds funkier in German) has meant …
I know winter feels as though it will never depart, but it will. There are buds just starting to colour on my plum trees, the blackbirds are fighting for territory, and every time I turn around there seems to be another flourish of jonquils. But even more certainly a harbinger of spring-to-come, it is now …
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It’s that time again – Spring, the season of rain, daffodils, blackbirds fighting, lambs gambolling, bud burst, and weekly evictions of starlings from my roof space. And most of all, time for the annual Canterbury Poets’ Collective Poetry in Performance readings. Hooray! For anyone who hasn’t been before, it’s the longest-running poetry readings series in …
Daffodils? Check. Hayfever? Check. Blackbirds negotiating sex and territory from 4am? Check. It must be time again for the Canterbury Poets’ Collective Poetry in Performance readings! You can download your own copy of the poster by clicking here. Or just feast your eyes below: As always, a mixture of well known, not-so-well-known, local and visiting poets: Sept …
Yep, it’s that time of year again – New Zealand’s longest-running poetry readings series is back. Starting in just eleven days (October 2nd) and giving some sort of meaning back to Wednesday nights, it’s time to prepare yourself for eight weeks of Poetry in Performance! As usual, there will be an open mic session (with …
A Dark Feathered Art 