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Q&A with Elixir & Star Press (aka me)
I’ve had a few people ask, ‘Where did the name Elixir & Star Press come from?’ ‘Elixir’ was Reuben’s 2015 Totems album, and ‘Star’ was his first word. The other… Read more
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Elixir & Star Press is launched today!
Introducing Elixir & Star Press ~ a small, independent publisher based in Te Wai Pounamu, created in memory of my tama Reuben Winter, and as a dedicated space to explore grief… Read more
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October in your māra
My deepest gratitude to Grief Dialogues for publishing a second toikupu ‘October in your māra’. https://griefdialoguesstories.com/2022/12/09/october-in-your-mara/ Read more
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Snapdragon: A Journal of Art & Healing
It’s the month of poetry publications! Massive shout outs to Snapdragon: A Journal of Art & Healing for publishing ‘Inhalations’ ~ another toikupu from my poetry manuscript (she who awaits… Read more
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Zealandia
Massive gratitude to Grief Dialogues for publishing ‘Zealandia’ ~ a new poem from my manuscript that awaits a fearless publisher x https://griefdialoguesstories.com/2022/12/09/zealandia/ Read more
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Video reading
LOVE in the time of COVID have published two new toikupu, Cadences and To cleave the elements ~ both are from the manuscript of grief poetry sent off to publishers… Read more
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CLNZ/NZSA 2022 Writers’ Award
https://www.copyright.co.nz/about/news-and-event/25000-clnz-nzsa-writers-award-awarded-to-otepoti-writer-and-poet-iona-winter My deepest gratitude to Copyright Licensing New Zealand and the New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa for the CLNZ/NZSA 2022 Writers’ Award. Thank you for… Read more
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Blackbird
Posting a link, to a reading of ‘Blackbird’ https://fb.watch/eTYV5IhZm-/ as published this month in takahē Magazine Vol.105 https://www.takahe.org.nz They’ve made this issue accessible for all, so you can also read… Read more
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An epic poem and audio…
Last month I was invited to write a creative response to Songs of Rupture by David Green, an incredible exhibition/installation held at Anteroom Project Art Space in Koputai, Port Chalmers.… Read more
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2022 NZPS International Poetry Competition
So, this happened today. I’m feeling absolutely blessed that ‘Heavy-limbed tree after rain’ placed 2nd, and ‘Ara Toi’ was commended, in the 2022 NZ Poetry Society’s International Poetry Competition. Massive… Read more