Writing poetry probably is not a common pastime for blokes working on the chain at the meatworks – but Terry Lynch is not most blokes. In an interview in The Press in 1995, the meatworker said he was almost scared to go back to work after coming out as a poet. However, his workmates...
A stunning collection of photographs of Central Otago from artist Grahame Sydney provides a new perspective on the beautiful and varied landscape of the region. Over the last decade, since shifting to live in the heart Central Otago, Sydney has captured the unique beauty, austerity and seasonal extremes of the region known to the...
Frank McCourt died today, just a week after his brother Malachy confirmed he was in a New York hospice after contracting meningitis. The 78-year-old was best known for his best-seller and Pulitzer prizewinner Angela’s Ashes.
Stephen King has got the teeny-boppers abuzz after sharing his thoughts on JK Rowling (y’know, the Harry Potter guru) and Stephenie Meyer (yawn, Twilight … dammit, I’m so over hearing about Twilight every 2 minutes). Both Rowling and Meyer, they’re speaking directly to young people. … The real difference is that Jo Rowling is a...
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