Monthly Archives: May 2011

Rhys Brookbanks Memorial Reading

Posted on May 20, 2011 by

Last night I had the very difficult privilege of helping to co-compere, with Jacob Edmond, a memorial poetry reading for the writer Rhys Brookbanks. Rhys was a victim of the February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch: a young poet and cultural … Continue reading →

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Spook Service? Auckland Readers’ and Writers’ Festival 2011

Posted on May 18, 2011 by

I’ve come back from the Auckland Readers’ and Writers’ Festival knowing a little bit more about the Taliban; about Pakistan and its refugee camps; the African Masai and drinking cow’s blood (which AA Gill says tastes, logically, of steak). I … Continue reading →

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Facts behind Fosterling

Posted on May 3, 2011 by

I’ve had a few people ask me recently about the mythological background to Bu, the main character of Fosterling. The protagonist grew out of many different pressures, but one combined influence on his development were legends of the yeti, sasquatch, … Continue reading →

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