Tim JonesNew on my blog: "Boy", a lovely poem from Mary McCallum's new poetry collection "Tackling the hens", plus a few words from Mary about the poem:
https://www.timjonesbooks.co.nz/2026/03/26/boy-a-poem-by-mary-mccallum/
I'm guest reader at Poetry Live in #Auckland on Tuesday 10 February! Here are the key details:
What: Poetry Live, Auckland
Where: Cafe 39, 39 Ponsonby Road
When: Tuesday 10 February, 7.30-10pm
With: Open mike + guest musician Cold Champagne
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1822227305127271 #poetry #nzpoetry #nzlit
*Poetry reading in Wellington on Sunday 15 February*
I'm reading poems from my new collection "Dracula in the Colonies" at the Office Bar, 124 Riddiford St, Newtown on Sunday 15 February - you're very welcome to come along, and entry is free.
This is part of the Poetry and Music at Newtown's Office Bar series. The event starts at 4pm with an Open Mike (make sure you arrive on time if you want to sign up to read), then there's a break for food & drink from the bar downstairs, then I'll be reading around 5.30. See you there!
"Where he excels is in making the personal universal..."
A nice review of my latest poetry collection, "Dracula in the Colonies" - plus new collections by Serie Barford and Sue Fitchett - by poet Tony Beyer in Landfall Review Online: https://landfallreview.com/write-to-express-connect/
Nice to have a "My Wellington" feature in The Post this morning, celebrating the publication of my new poetry collection "Dracula in the Colonies"!
Get your copy at Unity Books Wellington, other independent booksellers, or from The Cuba Press directly.
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Really looking forward to taking part in this panel at the Story Worlds festival at Puke Ariki, Ngāmotu / New Plymouth in September - with excellent fellow panelists Cassie Hart (facilitator), Clare Moleta, and Mikaela Nyman:
Story Worlds | Fiction for Survival: Storytelling in the Face of Ecological Crisis
having a small hiatus for the next few days,
time to take stock and restock and have a sit still.
Readings / talks at both Whanganu (wed 18th June)i and Palmy libraries (Thurs 19th June) then the P.N. Zinefest Sat 21st .
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#publishing #landroverfarmpress
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time to take stock and restock and have a sit still.
Readings / talks at both Whanganu (wed 18th June)i and Palmy libraries (Thurs 19th June) then the P.N. Zinefest Sat 21st .
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#nzpoetry #nzlit #bunkerland #poet #poetrycommunity #poetry
#nz #aotearoa #landroverfarmpress #davidmerritt
#publishing #landroverfarmpress
#chapbooks #zine #zines
#copyleft #creativecommons #gnulinux
#lrfpress #upcycling #smallpress
#lndependentpublisher
#davidmerritt
hello Auckland new Zealand.
Have a roadside poetry attraction install this weekend at the openbook, Ponsonby Rd. Reading 2pm onwards Sunday.
#poet #poetry #nzlit #diy #bunkerland
#landroverfarmpress #booktour
Have a roadside poetry attraction install this weekend at the openbook, Ponsonby Rd. Reading 2pm onwards Sunday.
#poet #poetry #nzlit #diy #bunkerland
#landroverfarmpress #booktour
Tomorrow night, Newtown Library, 6-7pm - "Climate Fiction and Non-Fiction - Springing to Life?" panel with writers Mandy Hager, Erick Brenstrum, Frances Mountier and I. Come along with questions for the authors!
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1293500868681731/
@bookstodon #nzlit #nzliterature #Aotearoa #ClimateChange #climatefiction #climatewriting