Here’s a poem about seeing all the social events on your calendar which have now been cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Well worth a read! The winning poems from this year's Given Words published on @nzbookcouncil – read-nz.org/new-zealand-bo… NZPoetryDay #NZPoetryDay

ICYMI: We have the winning Given Words poems published on our blog! 'I am a Blue Whale Heart' and 'Attic'. Both worth clicking through to read! 📝📝#newpoetry read-nz.org/new-zealand-bo…

Te reo poetry film wins a major Irish award!

Our collaborative te reo Māori poetry film NOHO MAI will feature in this year's Given Words for Phantom Billstickers NZPoetryDay 27 August 2021. Go and see it this Tuesday 6 June in Auckland at a free event for the Matariki festival! Details: matarikifestival.org.nz/2021/matariki-…

We will launch Phantom National Poetry Day's Event Calendar for 2021 on the 5th August, but remember the Competition Calendar is live now and we are adding competitions all the time! nzbookawards.nz/national-poetr… #NZPoetryDay #NZpoetry

We have published the five words for Given Words! Find them here: nzgivenwords.blogspot.com Send us your poem by midnight on 27 August. NZPoetryDay #NZPoetryDay #NZPoetry #NohoMai Phantom Billstickers @nzbookcouncil NZ Poetry Society Mākaro Press The Cuba Press

We now have an Instagram profile with beautiful images and words instagram.com/givenwords/ Come and see! #nzpoetryday #givenwords

It has been wonderful reading all the entries! And we are delighted to announce the winners… nzgivenwords.blogspot.com/2021/09/ #nzpoetryday #givenwords

This year's Given Words competition produced some beautiful new poems. We share the winning pieces on our blog 🌊📝💙 #nzpoetry NZPoetryDay Charles Olsen read-nz.org/new-zealand-bo…

Poetry Shelf Celebrates: Winners of Given Words 2021 read their poems nzpoetryshelf.com/2021/09/23/poe…

Calling all poets, #rāmereshorts friends and anyone else who loves words! This year's Given Words comp has opened for entries, with prizes from The Cuba Press NZPoetryDay #amwriting #givenwords read-nz.org/new-zealand-bo…

We have published the five words for Given Words 2022 – Honduras edition! Find them here: nzgivenwords.blogspot.com Send us your poem by midnight on 26 August. NZPoetryDay #NZPoetryDay #NZPoetry Phantom Billstickers @nzbookcouncil NZ Poetry Society The Cuba Press

¡Hola amigos! For Aotearoa Spanish Language Week (15–21 August) we invite you to watch listen to poems by New Zealand poets in Spanish translation on a terrace in Madrid: pensamientoslentos.blogspot.com/2022/08/poem-o… More on #ASLW on @CAPELatAm 리드엔지 NZPoetryDay NZ Poetry Society

We are delighted to announce the winning poems of Given Words 2022, and share a selection of 35 of the 167 entries. See: nzgivenwords.blogspot.com/2022/09/ NZPoetryDay The Cuba Press #nzpoetryday @nzbookcouncil #givenwords NZ Poetry Society

Something special for everyone interested in poetry and film in New Zealand!

Listen to the 2022 Given Words winners read their poems on NZ Poetry Shelf: nzpoetryshelf.com/2023/06/23/poe… NZPoetryDay Massey Uni Press The Cuba Press

And the five words are… nzgivenwords.blogspot.com/2023/08/given-… NZPoetryDay Massey Uni Press The Cuba Press

If you'd like to know more about Given Words, our partners for today's #RāmereShorts, you can check out the competition here! nzgivenwords.blogspot.com

Thank you everyone for your entries today! Congrats to Beverley Stevens , our winner today, lesson learnt!