Poetry Shelf review: Brian Flaherty’s Plague Poems nzpoetryshelf.com/2022/03/16/poe…

Mojitos in the Barri Gottic, Barcelona. #Fathersanddaughters

Found the family bar in Nimes tonight. Unfortunately no free Guinness.

Spring and summer caught exchanging their days.

World’s oldest cinema. La Ciotat tonight.

The actual oldest cinema (La Ciotat). Peer review!

Lounge Grand Finale, 10 August. End of an era: 21 years of nzepc, 18 issues of ka mate ka ora, 76 Lounge readings. nzepc.auckland.ac.nz/events/lounge-…

If you are at the Library don't miss our new Poetry Machine. Part of the 21 years of Papers Past celebrations. Pull the lever & get a unique poem. Can't get here? We've put some poetry 👇 for you. natlib.govt.nz/events/the-pap…

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Vale Hamish Kilgour nzepc.auckland.ac.nz/features/duned…

RIP Charles Simic. Here's a poem of his about old age and memory, made into a short film by Tess Masero Brioso movingpoems.com/2023/01/gray-h…

Rainy night in Auckland. Cowboy Junkies. Sweet Jane.

Miriam Barr’s lyrical clothes line of experience #poetrylive

Privileged to be at the launch of Michele Leggott’s new book “Face to the Sky”. So good to see her. aucklanduniversitypress.co.nz/authors-and-ed…

Morning all.

Young Russian guy, here in Tbilisi, who left after the “mobilisation”. Is an avid Flying Nun fan, an encyclopaedic knowledge of FN bands and albums. Favourites are David Kilgour, Snapper and JPS. Even shared some of his own great music.

Passing by. Mansfield centenary. Menton.

Le cirque Benzini

Calexico @ Powerstation

With my new Kenyan rugby friend Joseph just after the All Blacks score the winning try at Twickenham. From Nakuru Sports Bar, Southern Rift Valley. (He showed me an old photo of himself with Kaino & TJ in Jo’burg). #allblacks