Lounge 4 Reading ...

... was great!

These lovely people read their poetry:

Sarah Broom
Jay Granger
Tony Green
Pip Howells
Ted Jenner
Olivia Macassey
Lydia May
Sam Sampson
Lisa Samuels
Michael Steven


In case you missed it - it's happening again in a month's time

LOUNGE 5 READING
Old Government House (University of Auckland)
Princes Street & Waterloo Quadrant
5.30-7 PM
Wednesday 29 October

With readings from:

Jen Crawford
Kartika Ditirta
Shardae Grenfell
Mike Johnson
Karishma Kripalani
Andrew Pasley
Emily Perkins
Emma Phillipps
Gareth van Sambeek
Richard von Sturmer

xE

Each other, floating & glancing - writing about writing

Chap*books features a review of Winterling Series One (my two self-published chaps) - in the chapbooks 26 post. This wonderful blog is dedicated to chapbooks - a really important form of publication for emerging writers. The author of the blog (Steven) writes entries tracking his thoughts about chapbooks he collects (or is given). I happily facilitated a great chapbook swap with Steven - the observations of my writing are interesting and of course, I appreciate the encouraging, supportive comments. Thank you! xE

let thermal expression be syntactical. The natural is what

Two committal - bore, and

"held there"





storage


There was him, as if in front - not unlike sensed
them






small spots, more blotchy (that is like spiky-edged)
across the way
assigned - overlaying them



small triangular - like motions,

of one (them?) stepping forth / from out
or underneath it.




Covering placing - there is - range.

while staying reticent, unspoken

This is all,



as occurring, alongside the expansion of:





figures in brief

to pupate periphrasis



relationally slept on




intended, generative


a drift stooped
birth heard aging

torn pages, rewritten face, (a face is interesting).