{"id":218,"date":"2010-06-22T21:11:26","date_gmt":"2010-06-22T09:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=218"},"modified":"2010-07-06T15:11:48","modified_gmt":"2010-07-06T03:11:48","slug":"poetry-tuesday-more-poetry-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2010\/06\/22\/poetry-tuesday-more-poetry-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Poetry Tuesday: More Poetry News"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have been invited to become an editor<\/strong> of the Tuesday Poem blog<\/strong><\/a>\u2014which is very cool.\u00a0 In practical terms, this means that every 30th week I will get to select the poem that appears on the Tuesday Poem blog site, plus providing commentary for the selection. (What I was going to call my “terribly important thoughts” about the poem, but I don’t like the acronym so I’m going with “very important thoughts” instead. Et voila!)<\/p>\n

I have also just had 2 poems, Giacometti <\/em>and Oral History<\/em> accepted for the forthcoming issue of JAAM<\/a><\/strong>, which is edition 28 with the theme of Dance Dance Dance<\/em> and is edited by Helen Rickerby<\/strong> and Clare Needham<\/strong>. Helen Rickerby is also an editor of the Tuesday Poem blog, as well as having her own Winged Ink<\/em><\/strong><\/a> site, which well repays a visit. And if checking out her poetry online, I particularly recommend Empress Elisabeth. <\/em>Hmm, yes: love <\/em>that poem!<\/p>\n

(By the way, have you noticed how many Helens there are in the world of contemporary NZ poetry:\u00a0 Helen Heath, Helen Jacobs, Helen Lehndorf, Helen Lowe, Helen McKinley, Helen Rickerby, Helen Yong … to enumerate the few that immediately spring to mind. I have a feeling there may be more.)<\/p>\n

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Last but not least, the winner of the NZ Society of Authors Jessie Mackay Award for the Best First Book of Poetry is Selina Tusitala Marsh<\/strong><\/a> for Fast Talking PI <\/strong><\/em>(Auckland University Press.) Although disappointed that there is no shortlist for this award as there is for the National Poetry Award (are new voices so unworthy, powers that be?) I am very much looking forward to checking out Fast Talking PI.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The finalists for the New Zealand Post Poetry Award are:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> Bernadette Hall<\/a><\/strong> for The Lustre Jug <\/strong><\/em>(Victoria University Press)<\/p>\n

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The Tram Conductor's Blue Cap<\/p><\/div>\n

Michael Harlow<\/a><\/strong> <\/strong>for The Tram Conductor’s Blue Cap <\/strong><\/em>(Auckland University Press)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> Brian Turner<\/a><\/strong> <\/strong><\/em>for Just This <\/strong><\/em>(Victoria University Press)<\/p>\n

A line-up of heavyweights and\u2014having read all three\u2014all worthy contenders. I am going to re-read before daring to suggest a favourite … and besides, knowing 2 out of the 3 well enough to email, and one slightly better than that, would I dare, anyway?\u00a0 On reflection, I may just leave it to the judging panel.<\/p>\n

(Btw\u2014did you notice a trend in terms of the publishers?)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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