Category: grief
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Elixir & Star Press fundraising
The Elixir & Star Press Boosted campaign is now launched https://www.boosted.org.nz/projects/a-liminal-gathering Kia ora, in advance, for your support with our fundraising. This will enable the inaugural Elixir & Star Press Grief Almanac to be printed, our multimedia contributors from New Zealand given a koha, and to hold two book launches…
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Tarot – NZ’s Online Poetry Journal
Thank you to Kit Willett at Tarot – NZ’s Online Poetry Journal for publishing three new poems today: Forgotten Paths, Whare pūrākau tāuhu (the house of serial stories) and Your voice in concentric circles. These three poems will be part of my next poetry collection…watch this space, but it’ll be…
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May; the coexistence of grief and love
It’s been a busy time: a massive move from one end of the South Island to the other, finishing my manuscript for A Counter of Moons, and opening for submissions with Elixir & Star Press (ESP*). If you’re a creative, located in Aotearoa New Zealand, we’re open for submissions until…
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Snapdragon Journal reading
A reading of ‘Inhalations’ as published with Snapdragon: A Journal of Art & Healing in December 2022 https://www.snapdragonjournal.com/product-page/winter-2022-elements Massive thanks to Snapdragon for providing this poem with a home x
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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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Rejections and openings
I’ve come to loathe the 17th each month, being the counter of moons that I am these days. 21 months last week since Reuben took his life, and despite meandering through the day fully aware of it, it wasn’t until I checked messages from him, in the weeks before he…