I picked some of my favourite poems for Paula Green’s NZ Poetry Shelf. Read the poems I chose by Karlo Mila, Anna Jackson, Jackson Nieuwland, Hera Lindsay Bird and Rebecca Hawkes and the comics I made about them, here.
I made a graphic record of the speeches given at the rally outside the MFC in support of trans rights and the BDMRR bill on 15 July 2021 (organised by Queer Endurance Defiance, QED). Read it here.
HERO OF TWO WORLDS by Mike Duncan
Never Say We Can’t Survive by Charlie Jane Anders
The Commercial Hotel by John Summers
Party Legend by Sam Duckor-Jones
GRETA & VALDIN by Rebecca K. Reilly
How to Live With Mammals by Ash Davida Jane
Heaven No Hell by Michael DeForge
Where We Swim by Ingrid Horrocks
Tranquillity and Ruin Danyl Mclauchlan
State Highway One by Sam Coley
I Am a Human Being by Jackson Nieuwland
Oscar Upperton’s New Transgender Blockbusters and Madison Hamill’s Specimen
Head Girl by Freya Daly Sadgrove and 200ft Above Worry Level by Eamonn Marra
The Absolute Book by Elizabeth Knox
Poūkahangatus by Tayi Tibble and People From the Pit Stand Up by Sam Duckor Jones
My poem comic, ‘We are all collective nouns of ourselves’, is published on the Spinoff’s, The Friday Poem, today. Thanks Chris Tse! Read it.
Autumn Salon Series: Isabel Allende, Mohamed Hassan and Yiyun Li, in conversation with Paula Morris.
Tino Rangatiratanga: Patricia Grace, Anahera Gildea and essa may ranapiri, in discussion with Emma Espiner.
Are You Good?: Danyl McLauchlan gives a lecture on the history of effective altruism and what it means to be good.
Shaun Tan: Picture book workshop.
Me & Art: Dick Frizzell in conversation with Finlay Macdonald
Humans Being Happy: Kate Camp in conversation with Bill Manhire about her collection, How to Be Happy Though Human.
Intriguing Ideas: Catherine Chidgey and Carrie Tiffany in discussion with Dan Salmon.
Pathologies: Judy Melinek and Steve Braunias in discussion with Mark Sainsbury.
A Nobel Life: Kazuo Ishiguro in conversation with Michelle Langstone.
An Evening with Neal Gaiman and Amanda Palmer: Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer chat with Lucy Lawless.
The Universe of Story: Neil Gaiman in conversation with Nic Low.
Family Dynamics: Lil O’Brien, Charlotte Grimshaw and Kyle Mewburn discuss their memoirs with Claire Mabey.
Game-changing Fictions: Pip Adam and Laura Jean McKay discuss their fiction with Adam Dudding.
There Will Be No Intermission: Amanda Palmer in conversation with Catherine Robertson.
Slam poetry: Slam poets Jordan Hamel, Ben Brown, Tarns Hood, Rose Northey and Te Kahu Rolleston perform for students at Kuranui College.
Fish and Chip dinner: Featuring key note speaker Selina Tusitala Marsh and band, Ida Lune.
Show Ponies: Featuring poetry performances from Tayi Tibble, Freya Daly Sadgrove, Rebecca Hawkes, Jackson Nieuwland, Anahera Gildea and Joy Holley. With MC Jordan Hamel.
Life is a Zig Zag: Rachel Kerr, Lucy Revill and Philippa Cameron discuss how they got published with Catherine Robertson.
Books and Reading in the Age of the Podcast: Adam Dudding, John Daniell and Pip Adam discuss podcasts and the nature of reading with Noelle McCarthy.
Author Spotlight – Rose Lu: Rose Lu in conversation with Catriona Ferguson.
Stories for Short Attention Spans: Ashleigh Young, Noelle McCarthy, Carl Shuker and Madison Hamill in discussion with John Campbell.
Hear Me Roar: Vana Manasiadis, Caro DeCarlo, Emma Barnes, Rachel McAlpine and Helen Rickerby perform provocative poetry. With MC Mary McCallum.
True Stories Told Live: Gavin Bishop, Mona Williams, Ben Brown, Renée and Anahera Gildea tell stories on the theme ‘Locked in/Lockdown’. With MC John Campbell.
Late Night Lit – Poetry Collision: Featuring poetry performances from ‘Emerging’ and ’emerged’ poets, Tayi Tibble, Selina Tusitala Marsh, Sam Duckor-Jones, Paula Green, Tim Grgec, Rachel McAlpine and Mike Fitzsimons. With MC Mary McCallum.
I’ve Been Called Libby – Te Whe: Kaituhi and creators of the Te Whe journal, Anahera Gildea, Arihia Latham, Renée and Nadine Anne Hura discuss being ‘outspoken’.
The Business of Romance Writing: Leeanna Morgan gives tips on how to have a career self-publishing romance novels.
Dylan Horrocks and I were live streamed in conversation at the Waitohi Library. It was a bit of an experiment in the art of talking and drawing. Click here to watch.
25 July 2020:
Queer Writing Now: Chris Tse and Emma Barnes discuss editing an upcoming anthology of NZ Aotearoa queer literature (Out Here, AUP). With chair Christ Brickell.
26 July 2020:
The Liberation and Risks of Writing a Memoir: Lil O’Brien and Nevo Zisin in conversation with Sam Orchard.
Poetry in Motion: Eileen Myles and essa may ranapiri discuss their work with chair, Tulia Thompson.
16 April 2021:
Same Same But Takatāpui: Stacey Teague, Maddi Rowe, Sinead Overbye and Rebecca K. Reilly read their work.
31 July 2018 – Jane Stafford and Harry Ricketts
13 August 2018 – Anna Jackson and Helen Rickerby
27 August 2018 – Tina Makereti in conversation with Lawrence Patchett
1 October 2018 – The Next Page 2, 2018: Emily Perkins introduces: Andrei Seleznev, Sinead Overbye, Tim Grgec, Charlotte Forrester, Laura Southgate, Anna Rankin, Johanna Knox, Madison Hamill, Tracey Schuyt and Rose Lu
29 August 2019 – Best New Zealand Poems 2018: Fiona Farrell (editor), Nikki-Lee Birdsey, Jenny Bornholdt, Doc Drumheller, Sam Duckor-Jones, Bernadette Hall, Anna Jackson, Therese Lloyd, Mary McCallum and Chris Tse.
2 September 2019 – The Next Page 2019: Kate Duignan introduces Caleb Harris, Ash Davida Jane, Elaine Webster, Cris Cucerzan, Rebecca Reilly, Geraldine Warren, Stacey Teague, Una Cruickshank, Mikee Sto-Domingo and Fiona Lincoln.
30 September 2019 – Elizabeth Knox and Craig Cliff
7 October 2019 – A Hostile Place: Lawrence Patchett and Carl Shuker
30 October 2020 – The Next Page: Barbara Summer, Hannah Amante, Marita Hunt, Elizabeth Hibbs, Evana Belich, Jo Cho, Samantha Lane Murphy, Linda Martelletti, Areez Katki, Melissa Browne, Sarah Catherall, Thomas Walter and Kōtuku Titihuia Nuttall
31 March 2021 – Nina Mingya Powles in conversation with Chris Price
