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August 4, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

An Evening of Poetry and Music: National Poetry Day at Schrödinger’s Books (Aug 27, 2021)

Schrödinger’s Books in Petone is hosting a special event for National Poetry Day, Friday, August 27. Kicking off at 6pm their evening of Poetry and Music will feature seven poets reading from their work. And live music from local legend, Jeremy Taylor. I’m honoured to be one of the poets involved – reading new works, and […]

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June 18, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 217: Freya Daly Sadgrove

Welcome to episode 217 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys . Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your […]

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December 7, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 40 – Sean James Donnelly (SJD)

Welcome to episode 40 of Sweetman Podcast brought to you by Phantom Billstickers. A chat with Auckland-based musician/producer/soundtrack composer Sean James Donnelly – better known, in band and solo-musician guise as SJD. I’m a huge fan of Sean’s music – all of his albums, I think he’s one of the great talents in New Zealand […]

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June 20, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Writers on Mondays: July-September 2016

Once again the popular Writers on Mondays sessions by Victoria Univeristy’s International Institute of Modern Letters will take place at Wellington’s Te Papa Museum (Level 4, Te Marae) from 12.15-1.15pm on Mondays from July 11 to September 26. The sessions are free and will feature writers in conversation discussing upcoming and already published works. It’s […]