Tag: Aotearoa
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#vaginalmesh
This Monday was momentous, in several ways. After almost a decade managing the negative effects of vaginal mesh, I saw a specialist who confirmed that this was exactly what I had been dealing with. No question. And the relief was surreal. But could I actually believe what she said? Or…
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Toetoe
I’m never sure about the limits of self-promotion. I ask myself every time I put something on social media: Is it relevant? Will people think I’m being a show off? Does anyone (outside of my beautiful whānau and friend circles) even look at it? Today, I decided I’ve got to…
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weRculture
Kia ora WordPress whānau, Being in lockdown (here in Aotearoa, New Zealand) has meant plenty of time to write. But this does feel like a mixed blessing, knowing that many people are seriously struggling with the isolation. On that note, reading my work seems like a positive way I can…
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Video No.2 ~ Piss Pants
Kia ora WordPress whānau, Here’s Video Reading No.2 ~ Piss Pants for your viewing pleasure. As published in Bath Flash Fiction’s Anthology No.4 ‘with one eye on the cows’ (2019). Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IonaWinter11/videos/510577719832164/ Keep safe, be kind to one another, and stay connected during these difficult times. Me te aroha, Iona…
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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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Queenstown Writers Festival
I had the privilege of being invited to facilitate a Flash Fiction Workshop this weekend, at the inaugural Queenstown Writers Festival. Imagine my surprise to find the event had sold out before I arrived! E hika! My wonderful group and I spent two hours exploring the form, and headed out…
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Te Hau Kāika
Nau mai haere mai. A warm welcome to everyone who can make this exciting exhibition I am part of next month. Te Hau Kāika – where is home? 16 – 23 November 2019. Gallery on Blueskin, Waitati, Ōtepoti Dunedin, Aotearoa New Zealand. Iona, Reuben and Grace invite you to join…
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