The New Zealand Poetry Society are pleased to announce the results of the 2019 International Poetry Competition. With over 1,400 … More
Tag: Poetry
Reykjavik!
Very happy to be included in this Reykjavík City of Literature project. A real buzz.
A chance encounter
I entered the Given Words competition again this year, and although not placed, the organizers are kind enough to publish the entries anyway.
Alternative titles for an imaginary airport bookstore
A new poem published in Takahe 92 and available online
The Plastific Ocean
The Plastific Ocean made it over the line for third prize in the Seaweek / World Oceans Day Poetry Competition 2018, organized by the National Aquarium in Napier.
Joint exhibition to celebrate ‘Landfall’
Landfall’s position as New Zealand’s pre-eminent literary and art journal is being celebrated in a unique way by the Otago Arts Society.
Location, location: Meniscus
I have had three poems published in the new edition of the Australasian journal Meniscus. One of which Location, location … More
Hierarchies and Minarets
My new poem The Hierarchy has just been published in NZ journal Min-a-rets Issue 8.
Launch and reading in Dunedin
In the zone
Ambient Terror on Landfall Review Online
An insightful and generous review of Ambient Terror by Piet Nieuwland, alongside reviews of the great Peter Olds and Auckland … More
The world is flat
The East Coast as Christmas Dinner from an Airbus
The Finishing Time
I enjoyed writing a poem for the Given Words competition as part of National Poetry Day. Five words were supplied … More
The 2035 New Zealand Poet Laureate writes on the occasion of the election of the Tenth Term of the National Government
Let’s make sure this remains a morbid fantasy not a fact. Vote on 23 September. – VB Fellow citizens, we … More
