Tag: grief
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Mid-year update
For those who’ve followed me on social media, you may (or may not) have noticed my absence. After much deliberation; due to the onslaught of AI driven technology and the concerns it raises for creatives worldwide, I decided to leave Meta platforms. While many of us creatives have been told,…
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Audio and Review
Yesterday, Paula Green at NZ Poetry Shelf, posted a deeply moving review about In the shape of his hand lay a river. My gratitude to Paula for the review, and also for asking me to read three poems from the collection, that you can listen to via the link below.…
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in the hushed silence…
In the hushed silence since the book launch, I imagine many things… Perhaps In the shape of his hand lay a river merely serves as a reminder, of the deep and lasting grief that accompanies the suicide of a loved one. Or perhaps the rawness contained within serves as a…
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Book launched
Massive aroha to everyone who joined us yesterday, for the online launch of In the shape of his hand lay a river. Thank you to Michelle Elvy, Vaughan Rapatahana and Rushi Vyas for your support with the launch, for sharing your thoughts on grief, and for reading some of the…
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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…
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Podcast
Yesterday morning I had the pleasure of speaking with Jeff Harford at Otago Access Radio, about a liminal gathering. Here’s the podcast link in case you missed it https://accessmedia.nz/Player.aspx?eid=8e6bf332-e228-4d2f-88b1-c7d9bb1d79c1
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