Category: poems
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Poipoia te Kākano
In February, I was invited to respond to a mixed media exhibition Poipoia te Kākano at the Forrester Gallery in Oamaru, Otago https://www.culturewaitaki.org.nz/Whats-On/Poipoia-te-Kakano Poipoia te Kākano showcases work from Kāi Tahu artists Caitlin Rose Donnelly, Allison Beck, Kate Stevens West, Jess Nicholson, Megan Brady, and Emma Kitson. At the exhibition…
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Australian Poetry Journal
Back in April, I had the privilege of performing alongside a powerful line up of Indigenous poets, including Ellen van Neerven, at the 2024 Newcastle Writers Festival. Ellen got in touch with me afterwards and commissioned a poem for APJ 13.2, which they were curating as Guest Editor on the…
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a new poem…
The wonderful poet Gail Ingram of Ōtautahi Christchurch, has a new poem of mine I count chimneys up on her (virtual) fridge this week. I’m infinitely grateful for my ability to write, even when dealing with overwhelming emotions such as grief and love. I count chimneys speaks to one of several…
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Flash Tea
This week I purchased some quality herb tea. A flash brand, rather than the sawdust they sell in the supermarkets. What I like most (beyond the taste of course) are the tags. Each one has a message printed on it. Today’s tag says, ‘Life without love is like a ship without sails’. Nice. How romantic. My…
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Sea Blossoms
I love how the wind swirls blossoms around the footpath. It reminds me of your hair and kelp in the ocean, dragged by the currents. I imagine myself swimming below your wiry frame star-fished in the water. Broken pieces of ourselves suspended in the rhythmic caress of…
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Ode to You
I remember you, when you were young. Your rounded face was full of tenderness and wonder. I can still hear your laughter, a deep chuckle far beyond your years. You knew things we didn’t. But now, an enraged beast resides, hacking away, just beneath the surface, of your beautiful…
Iona Winter 