Well it's that time of year again. The leaves are starting to lose their green (so much for our "long hot summer"!) and shorts and T-shirts have settled into the back of the drawers. And all around Canterbury poets are trying out their voices – standing in front of mirrors, shuffling papers, timing themselves and …
booklaunch – Tusiata Avia’s “Bloodclot”
Last night I went to the launch of Tusiata Avia's second collection, "Bloodclot". It was a good launch – a bit of a who's-who of the female portion of the Christchurch literary scene. Held upstairs in the Debating Chamber at Our City O-Tautahi, (which used to be the Christchurch Tourist Information Centre when I first visited Christchurch). The …
A Dark Feathered Art 