Teresa reports back from the live recording of the Gone by Lunchtime podcast, with special guest, Lianne Dalziel.
WORD Christchurch 2023: 180 Sorrys in Sorrow and Bliss – Meg Mason
Teresa reports back on a session with Sorrow and Bliss author Meg Mason - Don’t comment that her book is more “sorrow than bliss" or she will tell you “I never said it was 50/50”.
WORD Christchurch 2023: Wāhine Māori making it better
Teresa listens in on "an intimate chat" that just happened to be in front of an audience - with Dr Hinemoa Elder and Dr Emma Espiner.
Three top picks: WORD Christchurch Festival 2023
Teresa looks ahead to WORD Christchurch Festival 2023 and makes her picks of the programme.
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 is GO!
Teresa sings the praises of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 and some fab footy reads.
Kate De Goldi: Earthquakes and Cathedrals: WORD Christchurch 2022
Teresa hears from Kate De Goldi about her latest novel Eddy, Eddy (a coming of age novel set in Christchurch at the time of the earthquakes, growing up in Christchurch), A Christmas Carol, writers being great observers, what it was like to experience the earthquakes while no longer living here, and her passionate advocacy work for literacy and reading.
No other place to stand – Creativity and Climate Change: WORD Christchurch 2022
The anthology compiles poetry from an impressive ninety-one Kiwi writers that address the enormous issue of climate change, what it means to them, and how they or their world has been affected. The poems showcase their emotions and vulnerabilities, and everything in between. The poems address the relationship between words and worlds. The link between action and poetry. People and their ‘here’.
Emily St John Mandel at the Faraway Near: WORD Christchurch 2022
Teresa is a big Emily St John Mandel fan, and was thrilled to see and hear Emily at the Faraway Near.
Teresa’s literary trinity: Fiction, more fiction, and poetry at WORD Christchurch
Teresa tells us what sessions she's keen for this year: Emily St. John Mandel, Kate De Goldi, and a climate change poetry anthology.
How to Write a Poem: Inspiration for aspiring poets
Teresa looks ahead to the WORD Christchurch 2021 session that has her the most excited, with poets Kate Camp, Karlo Mila, and Tayi Tibble.
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