At the moment I'm running around trying to get things finalised for the launch of The Summer King. Lots and lots of promo things. I've just had a group of poems from the collection selected to appear on an Italian poetry site, Fiera Lingue, run by Anny Ballardini. It's well worth a look – poets from …
The Summer King – unveiling the cover!
Exactly one month out from the launch of The Summer King, and I can finally show the cover to you all. The first couple of versions of the cover weren't quite right – the earliest version was a white background with a more angular tree, and just didn't do it for me. And we were …
The Summer King – waving the proofs goodbye
Well the final proof-reading, tweaking and primping of The Summer King is now done, and as of yesterday afternoon, all files are with the printer. And yes, even this late in the process I was still finding things to tweak and things that I'd missed the previous (kazillion?) times. And then my editor found a …
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Planning The Summer King launch!
To add to the chaos the NaPoWriMo has already brought to my life, I'm putting the finishing touches on the plans for my book launch. Many thanks to those of you who offered suggestions. I've just sent off the registration papers to have it all listed as an Official Montana Poetry Day Event. Assuming NZ …
favourite poetry events?
New Zealand doesn't have a National Poetry Month. We get Montana Poetry Day instead – this year on Friday July 24th. Super-important for me, because that's when The Summer King will be launched! So the question is simple, and open to anyone and everyone who reads this blog: apart from the usual things like readings, workshops …
A Dark Feathered Art 