Category: New Zealand Literature
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The dichotomies of grief
This year’s theme for World Suicide Prevention Day was “changing the narrative around suicide”. How can we do this, when there’s no way to sugarcoat suicide bereavement? It’s not a thing you survive; this kind of grief accompanies you for life. I’ve attempted to challenge “the narrative around suicide” by…
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New Book: A Counter of Moons
Kia ora friends, whānau and writerly colleagues. Today’s news is that my new book A Counter of Moons has been printed and published with Steele Roberts Aotearoa. A Counter of Moons shares my initial grief experiences, after my son Reuben Winter took his life in 2020. Each chapter explores a…
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Book Review
“In the shape of his hand lay a river is an essential work of poetry for the mournful and benevolent alike.” Siobhan Harvey I’m delighted to share a new review of In the shape of his hand lay a river, by Siobhan Harvey via Landfall Review Online. Siobhan is a poet,…
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Book Anniversary!
This time last year, with the help of many wonderful people, I launched a liminal gathering in Dunedin and Auckland. I’m proud of the reach this book has received (from New Zealand as far as the UK) for people who were seeking a collection of creative work that spoke to…
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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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In the shape of his hand lay a river
In the shape of his hand lay a river is Iona Winter’s fourth book, and part of a body of work written after her son, prolific musician, Reuben Winter took his life. Here, through a poetic lens, she asks unanswerable questions, embodying a multiplicity of emotions, and we are called to…
Iona Winter 