Tag Archives: Poems in the Waiting Room (NZ)

FAREWELL

Posted on May 28, 2021 by ruth arnison

Thank you and farewell. I’ve just finished enveloping the 50th and final edition of Poems in the Waiting Room(NZ). It’s been 13 years of gathering poems, contacting poets/publishers, editing, proofing, printing, packaging and posting the poetry cards. Times change, cellphones … Continue reading →

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Poems in the Waiting Room Art wall at Mercy Hospital

Posted on June 2, 2020 by ruth arnison

Mercy Hospital, in Dunedin, has set aside a wall opposite their reception desk for Poems in the Waiting Room to display Art Work. Each month a new artist is invited to fill the wall with their work. Poems in the … Continue reading →

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2020 Poetry Competition Results

Posted on March 21, 2020 by ruth arnison

Time to announce the winners of the 2020 Poems in the Waiting Room Poetry Competition The 2020 competition winners have all been notified, and I’ve emailed everyone, who provided me with an email address, to let them know the results are … Continue reading →

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Spring 2019

Posted on September 5, 2019 by ruth arnison

Welcome to our Spring 2019 poetry card. This edition’s poets are; Laura Mucha, Lois Parker Edstrom, Elena de Roo, Janice Marriott, Sandra Simpson, Barbara Crooker, Gayle Brandeis, Glenn Colquhoun, Robert Creeley and Donald McDonald. These cards can be found at … Continue reading →

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Another National Poetry Day event

Posted on July 16, 2019 by ruth arnison

We’re also celebrating National Poetry Day on August 23 by providing all patients at Dunedin’s Mercy Hospital, with a poetry postcard on their lunch time meal tray. We selected 10 poems, offered them to 10 artists and their response to … Continue reading →

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2019 Poetry Competition Results

Posted on April 9, 2019 by ruth arnison

Time to announce the winners of the 2019 Poems in the Waiting Room Poetry Competition The 2019 competition winners have all been notified, and I’ve emailed everyone, who provided me with an email address, to let them know the results are out. … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Autumn

Posted on March 3, 2019 by ruth arnison

Welcome to the 2019 Autumn Poems in the Waiting Room poetry card. Mercy Healthcare has been extremely supportive and has offered to sponsor our poetry cards for the next four seasons. We’re printing 8400 cards and delivering them all over … Continue reading →

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Summer 2018

Posted on December 30, 2018 by ruth arnison

Our summer card has been out a month now so a very belated welcome to it. If anyone in NZ would like copies of the summer card please let me know, I’ve got plenty to spare. The featured December poets … Continue reading →

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Our 2019 Poetry Competition

Posted on October 31, 2018 by ruth arnison

The PitWR trustees would like to thank  Otago University Press and Otago University Bookshop for their long-term support of our annual poetry competition. We welcome Karen McDonnell to our sponsorship team.  Karen owns The Wardrobe in South Dunedin.  Earlier in the year Karen opened The Wardrobe  for two … Continue reading →

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Our 2017 CHAIRity FUNdraiser

Posted on October 5, 2017 by ruth arnison

We purchased 40 odd wooden chairs  which we gave to local artists along with 9 poems and the brief, use the chairs as a canvas to respond to one of the poems. Each artist was allowed to choose 5 free … Continue reading →

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