Jane ArthurJane Arthur

Jane Arthur is a Wellington-based poet and editor. She has an MA in creative writing from the IIML at Victoria University and is a founder of the NZ children's literature website The Sapling. She won the 2018 Sarah Broom Poetry Prize, judged by Eileen Myles. Jane was born in New Plymouth in 1981.

The Friday Poem: ‘Keanu is afraid’ by Jane Arthur

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New verse by Wellington writer Jane Arthur, who pocketed $5000 last week as winner of the 2018 Sarah Broom Poetry Prize.   Keanu is afraid I am afraid of the dark. But I mean that in a real philosophical way. – Keanu Reeves   Keanu must seek out the light. The dark makes him feel so afraid: it’s … Read more