by Erica Stretton | Nov 12, 2024 | A Fine Line, Reviews
MAJELLA CULLINANE Meantime (Dunedin: OUP 2024 ISBN 9781990048807). RRP $30.00 82pp. There are deep-seated expectations around death. The dying person never alone. Family and close friends attending. Physical contact, a hand held, a body embraced a last time....
by Erica Stretton | Sep 15, 2024 | A Fine Line, Reviews
Cadence Chung Mythos (Wellington: Wai-te-ata Press, 2024). ISBN: 978-1-877159-32-9. RRP: $35.00. 92 pp. Fresh off the printers at Wai-te-ata Press, MYTHOS is lovely to look at: Hannah Hitchcock’s cover art makes me feel as if I’m peering...
by Erica Stretton | Sep 5, 2024 | News
Poem of the Month submissions open now! You may have noticed that on the front page of our new site, featured rather prominently, we have a ‘Poem of the Month’! It has been our intention to use this space to feature poets from our amazing members. And so...
by Erica Stretton | Apr 29, 2024 | News
It is with sadness that I note the passing of Sir Vincent O’Sullivan, co-patron of the New Zealand Poetry Society. Vincent was a much-loved poet of Aotearoa who contributed richly to our literature in multiple fields, including Katherine Mansfield...
by Erica Stretton | Mar 27, 2024 | Competition, News
Our popular annual competition is now OPEN and will close at midnight Aotearoa New Zealand time on May 31, 2024. You can enter in the following categories: Open 18+ years. No theme. Open Junior 17 years and under. The Open Junior category calls for poetry inspired...
