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September 23, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: My First Bookstore Job

Every so often, when I want a laugh, I think back to when I worked in a book store and the flood-damage from someone leaving a fire hose running overnight wasn’t enough for the store-owner to claim all of his insurance, so he started pushing over the stands of greeting cards from by the front […]

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July 26, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 126 – Helen Heath

Welcome to episode 126 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. I had a chat with Wellington poet Helen Heath. She’s released two volumes of poetry, her first, Graft, was nominated for a science writing award and won Best First Book; her brand new collection, Are Friends Electric is a […]