I’d already learnt two lessons –
that water is the one thing

you cannot lose. And that
joy is not hand painted in nature

just for you. It doesn’t speak
out from trees, moss, sky.

It’s not something you harvest
by walking by. Not a given.

Jillian Sullivan, from Leaving Martin’s Hut
Te Araroa 3 poems and images

Poetry Shelf archives – listen to me read four poems by Eileen Duggan

Monday: Monday Poem – ‘Ruru’ by Sue Fitchett

Tuesday: Poetry Shelf Playing Favourites: Serie Barford picks Albert Wendt

Wednesday: Poetry Shelf Playing Favourites – Philippa Werry chooses Bill Manhire

Thursday: Poetry Shelf Te Araroa Dispatch 3 – poems and images by Jillian Sullivan

Friday: Poetry Shelf conversation and reading – Here & Thereafter by Alice Miller

This week I have ended up with a lot of unanswered emails – I aim to get to them over the coming week. Thanks for getting in touch! You are welcome to send me review copies but I can never promise to review them all. Send to: PO Box 58 Waitākere 0816.

If you have a poem that fits my ongoing series Speaking Out To For With – do send – political gets personal, personal gets political, poetry speaks out and sideways and whether quietly or loudly. paulajoygreen@gmail.com

And do send poetry news!

Wanted to add so much more here but after a week of storm power cuts in ten minutes we have scheduled cut for the day!!