stone men, Jeni Curtis, Sudden Valley Press, June 2023.

‘the worm’s turn’, ‘apples’, ‘Pandora’, ‘chicken’ and ‘birds nesting’

Jeni Curtis is an Ōtautahi/Christchurch writer who has published in various publications in New Zealand and overseas. She has had poems regularly commended in the NZPS poetry competition, and her poem “come autumn” was shortlisted for the Pushcart Prize 2019. She was shortlisted for the Heritage New Zealand/SIWA poetry prize in 2020 and first equal in 2021. Her poem “talking of goldfish” was put to music by composer Janet Jennings as part of Jenny Wollerman’s work 21×21. She was runner up in the John O’Connor best first manuscript award 2022.  Her collection of poetry, stone men, was published by Sudden Valley Press, June 2023.

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