Poppin' Off Pānui #2
In which I enthusiastically share with you what I'm thinking, reading, watching, making (with an invitation to kaituhi Māori)
Latest Musings
(132)Sometimes political, sometimes poetic. If you missed a newsletter, catch up here.
Treasures passed down
Whaea Betz made us think about the things we inherited, and the things we didn’t. It’s difficult to pass on something you did not yourself receive.
The ones that got away (and how it feels to see them again)
You never love a new place the same way you loved the old place. You must learn to love differently.
Te Papa Tupu: Mentorship Programme
Applications close in a week - should you apply?
"Pop off, Mum" (a pānui #1)
When you're not sure if your kid is mocking you or encouraging you
In the grit (Reasons I withhold poetry)
When your lawyer forbids you from writing poetry, lol
Have you ever been woken by a turn of phrase?
All the drinking I have ever known is merely distraction from drowning.
Writing about Writing
A stand-alone section for those interested in craft with a tikanga | Te Ao Māori lens
I will never sit on a panel at a writer’s festival and say that the act of writing is anything but spiritual.
When I think about that day, I often think about those people. I think about how it must feel to stand on the periphery of someone else’s terror and then get in your car and drive home.
Okay, after months of deliberation, I'm finally making the move to Substack (Why?)
If I’m honest, I just want to write. But if I don’t publish, it’s like I’m missing something integral in the process of creation.