from Groovy Fish

It was such a pleasure having this chat with Lynn in the studio before my memorable taxi ride.

I can’t believe I forgot my all-time favourite New Zealand children’s poet, Margaret Mahy whose word play and leaping imagination astonishes me more than that of anyone else. I was full to the brim with award-day nerves but still ….  a thousand apologies.

The Sapling will post an A to Z of my favourite children’s poetry books on Poetry Day.

Listen here.