A recent, previously unpublished poem by Auckland poet Murray Edmond. I Loan Jeanette Fitzsimons my Pen on the Plane She has important stuff to prepare. I’m just reading Balzac. A silly story about falling in love: a man hides in a woman’s bedroom so he can watch her undress. It’s definitely getting worse … Read more
Book of the Week: In which Spinoff Review of Books literary editor Steve Braunias commissions Murray Edmond to review an anthology of New Zealand poetry – first appearing on the Spinoff Review of Books – published by Steve Braunias The cover of The Friday Poem: 100 New Zealand Poems is a photo of someone riding a bike … Read more
New verse by Auckland writer Murray Edmond. A new song of allegiance (apologies to R.A.K. Mason) Curnow Glover Brasch have fled (Stead’s still trying to get in bed) Manhire is my kind of guy It’s hard to say exactly why I bunked with Hunt now he’s drunk Come on mate don’t … Read more