Craig Foltz (US/NZ) is an artist and writer who has lived in Auckland for almost two decades.

His website is divided into parts of speech. Check out his Hokianga poem video.

 

About the book Locals Only: An Outsider’s Insider Perspective on Aotearoa  :

“A US exile gets lost in the Aotearoa bush—EXACTLY what he wanted. These poems range with exuberant humour and intelligence from tourist traps such as Franz Josef glacier, to Maungapōhatu and other places more out-of-the-way than you could ever imagine. Sometimes it takes an outsider to find the uniquely absurd sights and rhythms that ensure we’ll never look at home the same way again. “A collection that says maps are as mutable as minds, and that you can deepen the question and deepen the answer and still come up with double zero. In fine textures, this book suggests the act of expression is still an act of hope and that’s about all you can hope for I think.” – Nikki-Lee Birdsey (author of Night As Day) About the author: Craig Foltz is a writer & visual artist whose work has appeared in numerous journals, anthologies & galleries. He has previously released two books on Ugly Duckling Presse. He currently lives & works in New Plymouth, pinched between the wild & remote west coast & Mt Taranaki. You can purchase LOCALS ONLY from Compound Press: https://compoundpress.org/books/local… To order wholesale for your bookstore contact Expensive Hobby: https://www.expensivehobby.org You can find out more about the author on his website: http://craigfoltz.com.”

Creative writing news round-up for winter 2020 – Northland NZ

Fiction writing * Poetry * Prose * Journalism * Theatre * Blogging

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• Call for short story submissions

• The Landing Press wants your submissions of poems about cleaners and cleaning.  CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:“If you are working as a cleaner, or have ever worked as a cleaner, write a poem which catches that experience in some way. Send it to us. These poems are our first choice. If you haven’t worked as a cleaner, but have a poem about cleaning or cleaners, send it to us. These poems will also be considered. We want poems by/about cleaners in offices, hospitals, churches, rest homes, marae, on boats, in factories, on the streets, at beaches and rivers. Cleaners are everywhere, and we are interested in everywhere. Please send us up to 3 poems. Maximum length 40 lines. On the same page as the poem include your name, email address and a very brief note about your experience as a cleaner. Or there might be another small story behind your poem you want to briefly include. Send your poems to landingpresscleaners@gmail.com  by Monday 27 July. And please forward this information to anyone who might be interested. This anthology will be published in late 2020 or early 2021. We had hoped to pay all writers, but the Covid 19 situation has affected fundraising for this book. If we can pay, we will, but we can’t promise. All included writers will get a complimentary copy of the anthology.”Landing Press is a small Wellington publisher. https://landingpress.wordpress.com/
• Kerikeri author Graham Bathgate is collecting unpublished wine stories for a book due to be published later this year.  Contributions of up to 2500 words can be sent to g.bathgate26@gmail.com until August 30.
• NATIONAL POETRY DAY is being celebrated in Whangarei August Thursday August 20 to Saturday August 22, with readings at OneOneSix on day one, followed by Kari Ahua on day two and Whangarei Central Library on day three. Details and updates: https://www.facebook.com/groups/972102926207344/
• Hell of a Thing author Michael Botur is performing video readings with The Sager Group on Instagram and other platforms https://nzshortstories.com/item/hell-of-a-thing-short-stories-by-michael-botur/ 
• Poetry has returned to Kerikeri
• https://writeupnorth.co.nz/2020/07/16/northland-creative-writing-news-poetry-returns-to-kerikeri-july-28/

Poetry readings have returned to Kerikeri after a two year hiatus. 

The details:

Open mic / spoken word poetry

Tuesday July 28, 215 Kerikeri Road, 7pm-9.30pm