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On 14 January 2026, Jasmine Taylor and I were Beverly Martens’ guests on Write On, the New Zealand Society of Authors’ radio programme and podcast on Otago Access Radio OAR-FM (105.4 FM, Dunedin). We were promoting the Dunedin launch of the New Zealand Poetry Society‘s 2025 anthology There Are Rabbits Here. The launch is at Read more
ROBERT SULLIVAN (Poet Laureate) • JILLY O’BRIEN (winner, Monica Taylor Poetry Prize 2025) • JASMINE TAYLOR • JACKSON • OPEN MIC. 6pm 29 January at Moons. Doors 5:30. Free entry, all welcome. Read more
Rozana for Palestine are having an afternoon of music, kai (food), poetry, and cultural exhibits. Family-friendly, all welcome. Poetry lineup: Liz Breslin, Jackson, Rakibul Hasan Khan Read more
7pm Wednesday 9 April 2025. New Athenaeum Theatre, 23 The Octagon, Dunedin 9016. Free entry. Drinks and snacks available. Read more
2 guest features (one including Zoom) plus various poetry open mikes in Perth, Western Australia and in Auckland and Hamilton, New Zealand. Read more
Hear my new poems and old favourites, plus local and international poets in open mike. Everyone’s welcome to listen or share. Read more