All the Juicy Pastures is a biography by Margot Schwass about the fascinating life of writer Greville Texidor. Last week we launched the biography at Vic Books and below are the speeches given by Marg…

Your new collection Islander is very much about the feeling of being between places, even though the places you mention as home – New Zealand, Australia and now Edinburgh – are very much present in…

Brian Turner's Selected Poems is out this month. Here's a short film of him reading his poetry.Film by Declan Wong. With thanks to Brian Turner, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa National LibraryHawk…

Your poems (and life) move between USA and New Zealand – can you talk about how those two different cultures have influenced your craft?That’s a big question! I’m not sure culture is the right word…

I first came across Geoff in 2001 through rumours and hearsay. Rumours of brilliance and irascibility – and compellingly with its hints of dark glamour and A Past – the stories of recovery from a co…