This site contains a few pieces that use ‘swear’ words or relate to sex or other ‘adult themes’.
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On 26 January 2026, Otago Access Radio breakfast announcer Jeff Harford kindly invited me to promote the Ōtepoti Dunedin launch of the New Zealand Poetry Society‘s 2026 anthology There Are Rabbits Here. Listen here: https://accessmedia.nz/player?EID=0a71e4e3-6306-44fb-aa8b-3374f91384fd&audioOnlyMode=true I talk about the Society and why we need poetry, and read Georgia Agnew’s poem ‘Inheritance’ from the anthology. ‘Inheritance’… Read more
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Poetry fans, don’t miss Perth Poetry Club on 7 March 2026, in person & on Zoom. I will be featuring in the first half, followed by Lucy Leagrave & Kevin Reinhardt (UK, via Zoom) in the second half. Plus open mike. 2pm Perth time7pm NZ time Moon Cafe, 323 William Street, Northbridge Zoom details at… Read more
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The Ōtepoti Dunedin launch of the New Zealand Poetry Society’s 2025 anthology “There Are Rabbits Here” went off! This video is me reading the runner-up poem, “Geese” by Shirley Eng. (The anthology is a selection of poems from the Society’s annual international poetry and haiku competitions.) Buy the book at poetrysociety.org.nz. Read more
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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
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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
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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
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