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  • 2026-01-09

    My father alone

    Poems

    His house always smells / of cooked eggs and fish, / except once a fortnight when the cleaner’s been / His wineglass has made a permanent pink ring / on the table by the sofa where he sits / and a purple vein stain on his nose … Read more

  • 2026-01-02

    NZ Poetry Society Dunedin Anthology Launch 29 Jan 2026

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    NZ Poetry Society Dunedin Anthology Launch 29 Jan 2026

    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

  • 2025-12-27

    The patterns

    Poems
    The patterns

    … Imagine sunlight. // I think of rain, its soft fingers / on my hot shoulder … of drawing / the river close … Read more

  • 2025-12-19

    A portion of earth

    Poems

    Birds give it / to the forest floor / Cows let it fertilise next year’s grass … Read more

  • 2025-11-28

    the wave

    Poems

    now nearly eighty / no longer blond … Read more

  • 2025-11-25

    Mini-review: Christine della Vedova’s poetry zine “Your Body”

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    Mini-review: Christine della Vedova’s poetry zine “Your Body”

    The ten poems in “Your Body” showcase the potential of poet and storyteller Christine Della Vedova to make a substantial original contribution to Western Australian ecofeminist literature. Grounded in both fairy tales and real-life experience, they explore the pains and joys of … Read more

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