Poppin' off Pānui 11: Words to survive by

How can we relate? Always, it's the poets who show us.

19 on the Mean Streets (a forgiveness poem)

Creative tip: write your journals in verse!!!

Time to Write is Always Stolen

So get used to thieving

Every time you laugh out loud, Luxon gets cramp (and other spells)

How can we ever hope to create a different world if we have lost the capacity to dream?

How to Love when the world is imploding

Remembering is the work. Seeing clearly is the work. Naming correctly is the work.

Write the words when they show up or lose them forever

It reminds me that memories make up so much of who we are, but what if we don't get to choose what we retain?

3 v. simple things that have helped my mental health (and might help yours)

Bookmark this email and come back to it when you are at a low point.

So you want to publish a book?

Sometimes, publishing can be as simple as having access to the means of production: a printer, glue, and a craft knife.

Once were maunga: What's crushed when roads are built

Stuck: On the conditions that ignite or suppress truly creative writing

This type of writing doesn't feel like work. It feels like something between necessity and reward. If I was a bird I guess I'd sing.

Announcing an exciting new creative direction for this newsletter...

For lots of reasons, it feels like the right time to switch things around.

Exciting news! (and boring admin)

Sharing and exchanging from our respective kete mātauranga? Yes! Let's do that.