Category: Dunedin City of Literature
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New Zealand Young Writers Festival
In September the New Zealand Young Writers Festival, held in Ōtepoti Dunedin, marked its 10th year. I was invited as a guest writer, on the other side of fifty, to participate in three panel discussions: Writing Grief with Ruby Macomber and Rushi Vyas, Te Ao Kāi Tahu with Tessa Patrick and Rauhina Scott-Fyfe, and How…
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Poetry Shelf video readings: Iona Winter — NZ Poetry Shelf
Last week I ventured back into the realm of video readings, because people have said that they’re helpful (for a variety of reasons). Kia rawa atu koe Paula Green, at NZ Poetry Shelf. Thank you so much for inviting me to read some recently published work, and for giving me…
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In conversation
A couple of weeks ago Sasha LaPointe, Rena Priest and I premiered on YouTube, in conversation, and via the Seattle and Dunedin Cities of Literature. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbdD4ImRC_s As Indigenous writers we had a beautiful kōrero that wove around similar experiences and themes, and also shared some of our work. Massive thanks…
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Video No.1 ~ Intuit
After much deliberation, and following a plethora of feedback over the years, this full moon brings my first video reading. Intuit (then the wind came, Steele Roberts 2018). You can watch the video via: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/IonaWinter11/videos/601341290420071/ Twitter https://twitter.com/waitahaiona1/status/1237138844895436801 Kā mihi nui, Iona x
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SHE
In December I was invited to spray paint (aka tag) my poem SHE on the fence of The Anteroom Gallery in Port Chalmers. I’m all about getting my work out there in a variety of formats, and as a first time tagger, let’s say the process was incredible (and the…
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Part 4: other writers…
Victor Billot lives in Ōtepoti Dunedin and grew up in Warrington, where he says ‘the natural environment was omnipresent.’ 🌳 With three self-published poetry collections, his work has appeared in anthologies and journals in Aotearoa and Australia. He currently has a manuscript ‘under consideration’ by a publisher, and is reading ‘A…
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Last copies
These are my last copies of my debut collection then the wind came. If you would like a signed copy, for yourself or someone you love, please message me and I’ll send you the payment details. I’m happy to send them anywhere in the world 💜 Iona x
Iona Winter 