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September 16, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Poetry at The Fringe – Sunday, 15 September, 2019
Back to The Fringe for some poetry. It was about celebrating Spring, though I either didn’t really process that or didn’t really care (and/or don’t have any Spring poems anyway). So I got up early, second poet this time, and read three short new poems. The first, Stuff, Not Nonsense I wrote late on Friday […]Archive
August 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Poetry at The Fringe – Sunday, 18 August, 2019
Maybe it was that I’d had two months off – but I think it was more than that, I think it was just a very good run…this was easily the best open-mic set, the best bunch, since I’ve been turning up on the semi-regular for Poetry At The Fringe. I was in the early bracket […]Archive
May 19, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Poetry at The Fringe – Sunday, 19 May, 2019
After attending both the March and then April editions of Poetry At The Fringe I was back for the May run-through. It’s very much the same crowd that turn up for the open-mic, and maybe I’m part of that now, kinda, with three goes in a row. I recognise that many of the poets reading here have been doing so for years, but you know…I’m almost part of […]Archive
April 14, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Poetry at The Fringe – Sunday, 14 April, 2019
Last month I went to Poetry at The Fringe and wrote about it – so I thought I’d continue that idea. I went to this month’s event – check out the Facebook page for regular news/updates. It was a huge feast of words – the regular open-mic session that starts the afternoon featured around 15 performers. And it was everything […]Archive
August 24, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 130 – Bill Manhire
Welcome to episode 130 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. It’s Poetry Day! So I had a chat with Bill Manhire. We had in fact planned this for last year’s Poetry Day but I dropped the ball I guess, got behind, I can’t quite remember…but I do know I’ve […]Archive
June 10, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Writers on Mondays: July-October 2018
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 16 to October 1. The sessions are free and will feature writers in conversation discussing upcoming and already published works. It’s […]Archive
December 7, 2016 by Simon Sweetman