In today’s NZ Herald

#AprilFools prank by The Husband lol. Metaphorical Ice Tea.

Stained glass artwork featuring a sitting hare among grasses depicted on green panels of glass

English stained glass artist Ann Sotheran, 'Isa's hare' (2011) #WomensArt

Distracting myself with gambling and hair straighteners. Always back a Kiwi horse! #poem

One to Watch: Shop Squeeze - FashioNZ In a landscape increasingly defined by speed and saturation, Shop Squeeze arrives with a sense of quiet clarity.

Fine young creatives - my daughter Eloise #fashion #newzealand

Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry Black Sugarcane by Nafanua Purcell Kersel (Satupa‘itea, Faleālupo, Aleipata, Tuaefu) (Te Herenga Waka University Press)* No Good by Sophie van Waardenberg (Auckland University Press)* Sick Power Trip by Erik Kennedy (Te Herenga Waka University Press) Terrier, Worrier: A Poem in Five Parts by Anna Jackson (Auckland University Press) * = first book

An honour for me and a lovely thing for my book. So pleased that 'Sick Power Trip' is shortlisted in the Ockhams. Full of gratitude. 🩵 🩷

@thwupbooks.bsky.social

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Giddy up! Pony #poem in 1964 Journal!

Real fruit ice cream anyone? Pic throwback to 2020 when Blueberry Oob ruled the world. #poetry

Things to do in Queenstown apart from writing best-selling children’s books: A photoessay by Jane Bloomfield A photoessay of Queenstown by local writer Jane Bloomfield. It looks nice also really LONELY

Throwback to 2016!

Grab your smelling-salts and get along to Wuthering Heights the movie! It's entertaining, horny and EB stalwarts can criticise all they like.

New #poem in RightHandPointing dot net - Issue 162 😀

Roll call!

Ode to Princess Peony (with Nicki Minaj Riffs) A blog about family, food & travel.

Signing off another short n sweet #peony pick with an ode!

My week in submissions review:
2 poems longlisted
1 CNZ shortlisted
1 poem final shortlist
violin strings wail

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We'll be sending out all responses to submissions for Issue 4 of Frazzled Lit @frazzledlit.bsky.social on Saturday 6th December. And yes, it will be me pushing the Big Red Button, same as usual!

Heart App and Woodpecker musings #poem

Got a #poem in print!

My litmag Frazzled Lit is open for submissions till 31st Ocober. Loving what is coming in so far! But we'd especially love to see more #poetry from the #poetrycommunity!

@louloumach.bsky.social @paulwritespoems.bsky.social

Reshares appreciated!

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The Sunday Poem, by Jane Bloomfield The taste of alcohol on 'eager girl lips'

The Sunday Poem, by Jane Bloomfield newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/12/t...

I'm at the Whittakers Almond Gold Kingsize blocks stage of my novel!!

When writing a novel I use this word as my book mark. Just hit find and there you are. Pretty sure I stole this from fellow writer, Melinda Szymanik!

Seeing how many posts I can do before I get a 'heart'. And truffles.

We all have a story about a pet goldfish? Spartacus the Brave #poem

I Bet You Haven't Seen Jesus's Poo A blog about family, food & travel.

#Jesus #childhoodmemories #Grandfather #prosepoetry

Writing a novel = your average daily screentime last week was 5hours 43 minutes.

Questions, questions and dragonflies a #Friday #poem

A message from Dame Fiona to Erica Stanford An open poem to the Minister of Teachers from Dame Fiona Kidman

A message from Dame Fiona to Erica Stanford newsroom.co.nz/2025/09/02/a... wrapped up in a perfect #poem

Pinch me moment as warm-up act for New Zealand #Poet Laureate, Chris Tse! Friday night @The Sherwood, Queenstown.

Poetry acceptance! In an anthology! With paper pages! Just when I thought I'd never get another poem accepted!