New Zealand Poetry Society

TE RŌPŪ TOIKUPU O AOTEAROA

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Supporting and promoting poets and poetry in Aotearoa

The New Zealand Poetry Society Te Rōpū Toikupu o Aotearoa supports and promotes poets and poetry in New Zealand. Established in 1973, we engage with individuals and communities across Aotearoa who share a sense of curiosity and excitement about poetry.

Poem of the Month

                        singing bowl                         

LYNDSAY KNIGHT

 

there is a chattering
in the
guttering,
a preening
and a fluffing
up but
below the dead heron
makes no
sound at all
she floats the sky
in a perfect
circle of
the concrete garden bowl
her eye
reflecting
the last of the sun,
as the day
slumps
to a close, and birds
sing crazy
on the rooftop