Monthly Archives: April 2011

He finds and mines the heart’s dark strata leaves a sweet ache the bee in the throat of a rose.

At the Circadian Rhythm/Octagon Collective Poetry night last Thursday night, American poet Lesley Wheeler read to a sizable crowd: a good turn out for the night before a holiday weekend, when many people were probably still frantically stuffing suitcases or … Continue reading →

The Octagon Poetry Collective readings at Circadian Rhythm Cafe, St Andrew Street, Dunedin, have started up for another season. These are free for all; and usually have a guest poet, who is bookended by two open mike slots. The atmosphere … Continue reading →

My new novel, Fosterling, is now available from all good bookstores in New Zealand and online stores (e.g. here or as a kindle edition). You can listen to a Radio NZ review here.