Category: Aotearoa
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Grief Dialogues reading
Here’s my second audio for 2023 ~ a reading of Zealandia and October in your māra as published with Grief Dialogues in December. Massive thanks to Elizabeth Coplan and Halle Williams for publishing my work.
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NZPS Anthology Reading
Here’s my first audio recording for 2023 ~ thanks for tuning in! Heavy-limbed tree after rain and Ara Toi were selected in the 2022 NZPS International Poetry Competition, and published in their anthology alarm & longing. Audio is below, as is the link for the anthology if you’d like to…
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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 question has been, ‘How come you’re doing this?’ After researching (a lot) about grief whilst writing A Counter of Moons, I…
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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 in Aotearoa New Zealand. After researching (a lot) about grief whilst writing A Counter of Moons, I quickly noticed the dearth…
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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/
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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 the fearless publisher). If you’d like to read this wonderful journal, here’s the link for purchasing a copy https://www.snapdragonjournal.com/subscribe
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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 last week (fingers crossed). The video reading below is dedicated to Annette who passed last week, aroha to her whānau…
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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 seeing the importance of this mahi, and for facing into the subject matter alongside me. It’s particularly poignant being this…