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Summer 2014 – our 25th edition

Posted on November 23, 2014 by ruth arnison

The ten poets in this 25th edition hail from New Zealand, Australia, the UK and the USA. Without the support of poets from all over the world and the financial contributions from our sponsors we wouldn’t have reached this grand number. Sincere thanks to … Continue reading →

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Competition poems

Posted on November 8, 2014 by ruth arnison

Poems are arrowing into my letterbox from all over New Zealand. Today I received an entry from my youngest ever poet – she is just 6! Just a short chat tonight as I don’t want to take you away from … Continue reading →

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Our winter poets

Posted on May 17, 2014 by ruth arnison

In this winter edition we’re featuring the winning poems from our 2014 poetry competition. Belinda Diepenheim’s That’s Art, Cherry Hill’s Old home, Charmian Koed’s Ode to a Compost Bin and Carolyn McCurdie’s First rain after drought. And then we’ve got Hugh … Continue reading →

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Our 15th edition – winter 2012

Posted on May 24, 2012 by ruth arnison

We printed 500 cards for the first edition and 5500 for our fifteenth edition, that’s quite an achievement! This edition features the four poems which won prizes for their creators in our PitWR 2012 competition. Just as a reminder: Emma … Continue reading →

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Autumn news

Posted on April 5, 2012 by ruth arnison

Today’s Otago Daily Times had a lovely photo of Emma Neale, the 2012 Poems in the Waiting Room competition winner. The accompanying article acknowledged the other two placegetters but omitted mention of Carolyn McCurdie, the best unplaced Dunedin poet. I … Continue reading →

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And the winners are – – – –

Posted on March 21, 2012 by ruth arnison

Thanks to everyone who entered the inaugural Poems in the Waiting Room competition. Sending poems out into the world is an act of bravery. It’s all too easy to say ‘ I’m too busy’, or ‘ oops I’ve missed the … Continue reading →

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Looking forward to daffodils and daylight

Posted on August 12, 2009 by ruth arnison

Tonight I’m sitting at my desk surrounded by 2000 daffodil coloured poetry cards and a pile of envelopes! With less than three weeks until spring I’m bundling up cards to post to rest homes and medical centres in Southland, South … Continue reading →

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