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January 23, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Playlists By Writers

Just the other day this Stephen King playlist took my interest. A story of King’s ultimate selection. I had to hear this. And wow. Some pretty great choices. Now I have Stephen King’s favourite music to listen to when I’m reading a Stephen King book. Or as I’m writing. It won’t ever make me write […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Adam Buxton, Colson Whitehead, Haruki Murakami, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Music, Off The Tracks, Playlist, Playlists, Playlists By Writers, Spotify, Stephen King, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron, Writers, Writing ·

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April 30, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Featherston Booktown (May 6-9, 2021): Pop-Up Poetry (Saturday May 8)

Next weekend, May 6-9 is Featherston Booktown – one of the coolest literary festivals going. And I’m very lucky and honoured to be one of the poets on the bill for the Pop Up Poetry. On Saturday and Sunday there’ll be Bookseller Stalls in the Anazc Hall (9-4 Saturday and 9-5 Sunday). On the Saturday there’ll be Pop […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2021): Pop-Up Poetry (Saturday May 8), Book Town, Booktown, Featherston, Featherston Booktown (May 6-9, Poem, Poems, Poetry, Poets, Readers, Wairarapa, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron, Wellington, Writers ·

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April 22, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 254: Steve Braunias

Welcome back for another week and another new guest, this is episode 254 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys  and thanks to you readers and listeners. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can get to […]
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November 7, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Words In November – Sweet Talk: Saturday, November 21, Featherston Bowling Club

Featherston’s Booktown has been one of the shining lights in the NZ literary festivals over the last few years – this year, of course Covid had other plans. So some of the events were rescheduled and spread out across the year. I’m thrilled to be part of the final even for 2020 – Words in […]
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October 29, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 236: Claire Mabey (Verb Festival)

Welcome to episode 236 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 Spotify […]
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October 22, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Cuba Press Poets 2020: Palmerston North Central Library (Tuesday Oct 27, 6.30pm)

This year The Cuba Press published nine new collections of poetry. Seven of those poets (myself included) will be reading this coming Tuesday, October 27, at Palmerston North’s Central Library (6.30pm). The local lad is Palmerston-based John Cristeller. He’ll be joined by Mary Cresswell, Janis Freegard, Richard Langston, Rachel McAlpine, me – and visiting from Otago, […]
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October 13, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

We Launched The Book: Long Live The Death of Music Journalism!

Last Sunday (October 11) we launched my debut collection of poems, The Death of Music Journalism. We were there at Meow for a 4pm start. Dr. Blue kicked things off with some guitar and singing – a little blues and some soulful tunes to guide us in. Dr. Blue is also a poet so he […]
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March 5, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

NZ Festival Writers & Readers: Close Listening – A Conversation With Laurie Anderson

Close Listening – A Conversation with Laurie Anderson, Shahzad Ismaily and Horomona Horo (chaired by Nick Tipping) Opera House, Wellington Thursday, March 5 Laurie Anderson is here to curate week two of the NZ Festival so this conversation appeared as part of the parallel Writers Readers component and was a chance to get to know […]
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February 27, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 246 – Miranda July, Wellington, 2016

When I rented Me And You And Everyone We Know back in 2005 I had no idea who Miranda July was – I was just renting a quirky indie film. But the writer, director and star of the film made an impression and a couple of years later I was buying her book of short […]
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May 11, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Luke Wright – Poet: Reading at Meow, Wellington, Monday, May 13, 2019

Verb Wellington is bringing poet Luke Wright to the capital city this coming Monday, May 13. I’ve just recently finished reading Luke Wright’s volume The Toll – and it contains six or seven of the very best poems I’ve ever read. Which is a phenomenal strike-rate. He has aspects of Stewart Lee and Roger McGough to his […]
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September 29, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Litcrawl 2018: Program Announced

Litcrawl is back for 2018 – Wellington’s coolest little literary festival is now five. This year there’ll be the classic Saturday night crawl and the full program is extended out to included events over four days rather than the usual two-to-three… Journalists, poets, songwriters, novelists, memoirists, essayists, cartoonists, storytellers…almost any and all type of writer and writing […]
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June 24, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast Turns Three: Thank You To All!

Sweetman Podcast, my weekly interview/chat podcast (new episodes up every Friday) has just turned three years old. I learned, long ago, in the blogging world you must celebrate your own birthdays or wins or whatever. So, well done me. Well done and thanks to the guests! Well done and thank you to anyone that has […]
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