This site contains a few pieces that use ‘swear’ words or relate to sex or other ‘adult themes’.
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I aspired to be that one myna bird fighting across the wet grey winds / I initiated a resume of tempting revolutions / I understood nothing because there was no low place to stand … Read more
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List of 2026 publications with links. Review, poems. NZ Poetry Shelf. London Grip New Poetry. Read more
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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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