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  • 2025-11-22

    The past simple

    Poems

    Gillian has died, said my father’s voice in my ear. // That can’t be right. If she’s dead—gone—not here— / there is no Gillian, so how can she have died? Gillian / died. I’ll use the past simple. It’s simple. / She was here. Now she’s not. But who / died? … Read more

  • 2025-11-14

    In the dark sky reserve

    Poems

    Longing for stars, I woke / at the poets’ hour. I sat up, / parted the drapes. A light / shone down on the empty street. / Another … Read more

  • 2025-10-24

    INflight: a zine I made at the Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival

    Stories
    INflight: a zine I made at the Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival

    A Guide to NAVIGATION by a thread. Read more

  • 2025-10-06

    My prayer

    Poems

    My prayer for you / Donald Trump / is that you are struck // My prayer for you / Vladimir Putin / is that you are struck // My prayer for you / Benjamin Netanyahu / is that you / are struck // with the beauty that gleams in the eyes / of a Palestinian… Read more

  • 2025-09-23

    Palestine fundraiser Dunedin 28 Sep 2025: poetry, music, food and more

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    Palestine fundraiser Dunedin 28 Sep 2025: poetry, music, food and 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

  • 2025-09-19

    look/like

    Poems

    drinking wine / all the men look … Read more

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