– The Ockham New Zealand Book Awards, 11th May 2022 It's a lovely night on Queen Street, downtown Auckland. But there are roadworks everywhere, and the Uber driver apologises. Do my best to get you there in time. I’ve lived here most of my life, but never been to the Q Theatre before. Is it …
tumble like Simone Biles
I've tried typing this opening paragraph about forty times now, and keep having to delete it as too twee, or too glib, or too loopy, or too incoherent … so here it is, very simply: tumble has made the shortlist of the 2022 Mary & Peter Biggs Award for Poetry at the Ockhams. (Sorry – …
Some Good News to start the year!
I got some very lovely news – tumble has been longlisted for the 2022 New Zealand Book Awards! Photo by Rakicevic Nenad on Pexels.com It’s a terrifyingly competitive great looking set of books – Serie Barford’s Sleeping with Stones, Sam Duckor-Jones’s Party Legend, Alison Glenny’s Bird Collector, my stable-mate, Siobhan Harvey’s Ghosts, Dinah Hawken’s Sea-light, …
National Poetry Day 2019 – the 24-Hour Poem Competition is on again!
Yes indeedy, I have once again taken a/ the plunge and b/ leave of my senses and am officially announcing that the 24-Hour Poem competition is on again. Ten words, twenty-four hours, one poem. How hard could it be? Once again there will be a Winner, a Runner-up, an Organiser’s Husband’s Choice, and the chance …
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A Dark Feathered Art 