Tag: New Zealand
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An answer for everything
A couple of notes, before we get to the NEW short story that’s just been published. Wait, what? Did you say a new short story? Yes, hold on one moment…important announcements first. If you’re a regular reader here, you’ll know that my small indie press Elixir & Star Press https://ionawinter.com/elixir-star-press/…
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Silence that Speaks
Last month, I had the privilege to be part of a panel discussion speaking to suicide and the arts, with Nadine Anne Hura, Hendrix Hennessy-Ropiha and Susan Wardell (moderator). This was a collaboration between Flash Frontier’s Roundtable Series He mutunga | Endings and the Centre for Medical Humanities, University of…
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Earth Heart (poem & audio)
This weekend, I worked on a few new things, revising the plethora of work-in-progress; like scouring the bones of a building after a fire. It was a surprise that the words for ‘Earth Heart’ came to me like a download – I love it when that happens. ‘Earth Heart’ reminds…
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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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Grief and the healing powers of creativity: Interview with Helen Lehndorf
Helen Lehndorf and I recently had a slow cooked interview via the ether, and she has generously shared it on her blog this week (link below). Once again, I am grateful, indebted, thankful, relieved (insert any other useful descriptor here) that a writerly friend hasn’t shied away from speaking about…
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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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‘a liminal gathering’ lives on
Heartfelt thanks and aroha to my friend Helen Lehndorf for blogging about a liminal gathering – it’s heartening to see that the collection lives on in people’s minds and hearts. Orders can be made through: books-elixirandstar@proton.me or copies may still be found in your local bookstores (within Aotearoa New Zealand).
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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…